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Mr. Ernie Parker Olver, Inc. 8720 Red Oak Boulevard Charlotte, NC 28217 Re: Cultural Resources Literature Review and Field Reconnaissance of the proposed Orange County Solid Waste Transfer Station Site at the former Paydarfar Property (PIN 9871607301), Orange County, North Carolina Dear Mr. Parker: On behalf of Olver, Inc., TRC has completed a background cultural resources literature review and field reconnaissance of the proposed 10 -acre Orange County Solid Waste Transfer Station tract in Orange County, North Carolina. The tract (Orange County PIN 9871607301) is located on the west side of Mill House Road in Chapel Hill, at the northeast corner of the existing Eubanks Landfill site (Figure 1), and was purchased by Orange County from David Paydarfar in 2007. For purposes of the literature review, the area examined included a one -mile radius around the project tract. Research was conducted on September 11, 2009 at the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology (OSA), and the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), Survey and Planning Branch. The research included a review of maps and site files at the OSA for archaeological sites listed in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and a review of maps, survey records and architectural history books relating to Orange County at the SHPO. Historic maps and online historical documents were also consulted. On September 14, 2009 TRC staff visited the project area to visually examine the project tract. The project area is lightly wooded with areas of secondary undergrowth. TRC staff walked the property in four parallel transects (from east to west) in order to examine site conditions, document extant structural remains, and assess the potential for significant cultural resources on the property. RESULTS Literature Review Archaeological Sites. A review of the files and records at the OSA revealed that there are no previously recorded archaeological sites on the property, although, nine previously recorded sites are located within a 1 -mile radius (Table 1). Four of those sites (31OR185- 31OR188) were identified during the cultural resource reconnaissance survey for the I -40 Extension project in Durham and Orange Counties (McCabe et al. 1978). McCabe et al. (1978) recommended that one of the sites (31OR185, a Late Archaic short