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13 <br />National Register if they have yielded or are likely to yield information <br />important to create history. For the property and the information it <br />offers to be considered important, criteria "D" stipulates that the site <br />must address current data gaps or present alternative theories that <br />challenge existing ones. He feels that this site will enhance the <br />knowledge known of the past through its archeological remains. He noted <br />that property possessing information potential does not need to recall <br />visually the site's importance. The Hogan Plantation site is important <br />because it is the only well preserved site researched to date that has the <br />archeological potential to answer questions concerning small plantation <br />life in the Piedmont. He feels that to adequately answer these questions, <br />it should be accepted into the Register with the boundaries as designated <br />in the nomination. <br />Randy Daniel, Archeologist, said that the result of the <br />archeology survey and additional work at the Hogan Plantation convinced him <br />that this is one of the County's most significant archeological sites. He <br />feels that the significance of the Hogan site is that it represents an <br />example of a small 19th century North Carolina plantation to span the ante- <br />bellum and post-bellum occupations of Orange County. The site contains <br />well preserved archeological data including structural remains, artifacts, <br />etc. that would contribute greatly to the understanding of daily life of <br />the inhabitants. He said that the Hogan site meets significance criterion <br />"D" for inclusion in the National Register which states simply that <br />archeological properties are significant if they have yielded or may be <br />likely to yield information important in history. He questioned the <br />County's commitment to historic preservation. However, he said that the <br />County's commitment to preserving the past can be reaffirmed by approving <br />the National Register nomination and he asked that the Board do so. <br />Commissioner Willhoit asked if there was a timetable on when this <br />site would be researched and Mr. Daniel was not aware of a timetable. The <br />important part is that the site be preserved. Commissioner Willhoit asked <br />about the other thirteen sites on Duke property that have similar <br />characteristics and Mr. Daniel said that these have not been examined in <br />this detail. Commissioner Willhoit said that what makes this timely is <br />that this area is being considered for a landfill site. Mr. Daniel said <br />that this area being considered for a landfill site is totally irrelevant <br />to whether or not the site is eligible to be nominated to the Register. <br />Commissioner Willhoit noted that if this property is selected for a <br />landfill that it will be easy to work around that site to exclude this from <br />a fill area and he will make a commitment to work with Duke University to <br />make sure that the historic significance of that site is preserved. He <br />feels a timetable is needed. <br />Commissioner Gordon made reference to the narrative in the agenda <br />in which it mentions that this is one of the best preserved sites and asked <br />Mr. Daniel if this is why he feels this is one of the most significant. <br />Mr. Daniel said that preservation is an important characteristics when <br />evaluating archeological sites. If the site is disturbed, it will lose its <br />integrity and therefore would probably be impacted in such a way that it <br />would fail to contain significant information in context that would meet <br />criterion "D". <br />