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term habitation site) be subjected to further subsurface testing, but it is not clear if that was ever accomplished. A fifth site, the Alexander Hogan Plantation Site (31OR296), was identified during an archaeological survey of portions of Orange County conducted by I. Randolph Daniel in 1993 and 1994. This site contains the stone foundations of two large outbuildings and a large cemetery (or two associated cemeteries) consisting of small fieldstones, with some set within a small stone -lined enclosure and the remainder located to the north and outside of the enclosure (Daniel 1994:80). The graves are believed to be associated with the Alexander Hogan plantation, dating to the mid- to late -19t` century. Subsequent investigation identified two more stone foundations and chimney rubble associated with the main house (Daniel and Vujic 1995). The property was listed to the NRHP in March 1996. Site 31 OR520 is a small prehistoric lithic scatter identified during a Phase I archaeological survey for the proposed expansion of the Orange County Landfill (Joy and Becker 1999). The artifacts were found to be in a disturbed context and no further investigation was warranted. In 2000, TRC conducted a cultural resource survey for the Greene Tract, then slated for development by the Town of Chapel Hill Department of Solid Waste Management (Millis 2000). Two sites identified by that project are located within a one -mile radius of the proposed transfer station- 31OR522, a Late Archaic lithic scatter, and 31OR529, a prehistoric isolated lithic find. Both sites were determined ineligible for the NRHP. Site 31OR609 was identified during the 2007 survey for the proposed Orange County Animal Shelter conducted by ESI, Inc. (site form on file, NC Office of State Archaeology). The site consists of a single prehistoric lithic flake and has been determined ineligible for the NRHP. Table 1 Previously recorded archaeological sites within one mile of the project area. Site No Description NRHP Eligibility Reference 31OR185 Late Archaic short term habitation Eligible. Further work rec. McCabe et al. 1978 31OR186 prehistoric lithic scatter No farther work McCabe et al. 1978 31OR187 prehistoric lithic quarry/workshop No further work McCabe et al. 1978 31OR188 prehistoric lithic scatter No further work McCabe et al. 1978 31OR296 Alexander Hogan Plantation Site NRHP- listed Daniel 1994 31OR520 prehistoric lithic scatter No further work Joy and Becker 1999 31OR522 Late Archaic lithic scatter Ineligible Millis 2000 31OR529 prehistoric lithic isolated find Ineligible Millis 2000 31OR609 prehistoric lithic isolated find Ineligible ESI 2007 Historic Structures. The historic structure files at the SHPO's Survey and Planning Branch office list seven structures that lie within a 1 -mile radius of the proposed project area (Table 2), five of which were identified during a 1992 Chapel Hill Township Architectural Survey conducted by Kelly A. Lally and M. Ruth Little. Table 2. Previouslv recorded historic structures within one mile of the project area Site No Name Date NRHP Eligibility OR432 Blackwood Farm Post Office and General Store mid -19 century Unassessed OR433 Blackwood Grist Mill ca. 1910 Ineligible OR434 Sam and Laura Nunn House ca. 1905 Eligible OR489 Clyde Hogan House late 196i /early 206' century Unassessed OR490 John Kirkland House ca. 1860s Ineligible; destroyed OR1433 House ca. 1933 Unassessed OR1442 House ca. 1952 Unassessed