Yates Mill, one of the last functioning gristmills in the country, needs to replace its iconic 12-foot waterwheel. The wheel ...

The waterwheel at Wake County's historic Yates Mill County Park is being replaced. Eyewitness News was there Thursday as work to remove the 12 foot wheel began. It's the last operable water-powered ...

Yates Mill, one of the last functioning gristmills in the country, needs to replace its iconic 12-foot waterwheel. The wheel has worn out and threatening its centuries-old tradition of grinding corn.

Corn Grinding Mill. ... A mill of an improved description, for both grinding and shelling corn by one operation, has been invented by Wm. Zimmerman, of Quincy, 111.