Merchants Millpond State Park
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Merchants Millpond State Park is a state park of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located near Gatesville, North Carolina, it covers 3,250 acres (13 km²) around a 200 year old, 700 acre (2.8 km²) millpond and Lassiter Swamp. The park also contains a large cypress swamp. Canoeing is one of the park's major attractions. Alligators live in Merchants Millpond State Park (Merchant's Millpond is the northernmost extent of the American Alligator's habitat.) Merchants Millpond State Park is located in North Carolina's Coastal Plain.