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Mingus Mill
Cherokee, North Carolina
A working water-powered mill that still grinds corn on the Oconaluftee side.
- Cost
- Free
- Time to allow
- 45 min
Just inside the park near Cherokee, the mill uses a water turbine rather than a wheel. Cornmeal is made demonstration-style and sold. It's an easy stop.
Good to know
- Open seasonally
- Free parking right beside the mill
- Pair with Oconaluftee Visitor Centre
- Open
- Roughly spring to late autumn
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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