Resources

**Contact Information:**



 * The main phone line at the park: **(919) 856-6675; **Fax number: (919) 856-6674.
 * The physical address for the Park and the Finley Center is **4620 Lake Wheeler Road.**
 * The physical address for the Mill Yard is **4630 Lake Wheeler Road**.

**Emergency Information:**

 * In the event of an emergency, call **9-1-1**!
 * The **emergency rendevous location** is the upper end (east side) of the parking lot outside the Finley Center.
 * A **first aid kit** is located in the Finley Center break room and a **defibrillator** (i.e., an AED) is located to the right side of the reception desk.

**Background Information:**
[|Historic Yates Mill County Park] is a 174-acre historic park surrounded by a native wildlife refuge. All but 16 acres of the property is owned by [|NC State University](NCSU) which purchased the mill site and pond in 1963. NCSU conducts classes and field research on the property to this day. The remaining park acreage was acquired by [|Wake County Parks, Recreation and Open Space] (PROS), using a NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund grant. NCSU leased the property to Wake County in 2001 so that the park could be developed. The park opened to the public in May 2006 and hosts about 96,000 visitors annually who have come from all of the 50 States and more than 30 different countries. PROS is the managing agency for the park and is responsible for daily operations, facility and grounds maintenance, as well as programming and public events. The non-profit group [|Yates Mill Associates](YMA) is responsible for the mill's maintenance and operations, and provides volunteers to assist with mill tours. YMA also sells mill merchandise and cornmeal, organizes fund-raising activities, and plans membership events, among other activities.


 * [|Park Brochure with Rules & Maps]
 * [|History of Yates Mill]
 * [|Yates Mill Basic Operations]
 * [|Yates Mill Wikipedia Article]

North Carolina History On-line:

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**Education & Interpretation Techniques:**

 * [|Basic Learning Styles Explained]
 * [|The Seven Styles of Learning]
 * [|Multiple Intelligences and Learning Styles]
 * [|Tilden's Principles of Interpretation]
 * [|Interpretive Communication Principles]

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**Visitor Services Delivery Techniques:**

 * [|Customer Service Golden Rules]