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t ATTACHMENT E ORANGE COUNTY CASE STUDY SITE 18 Carr q Caldwell ' • = 1t^ P$OJECr LOCATION f u J xw s ruu.stir Gro I i.sr.we Mebane e / Eflan 7J ♦ �� O R A : IT apel ill raorc: 'hitney '3 Univarsity ] - - JI 79 e.:.. La4a I _ Sat ` :'i''r=:'L:'• __ _ Orange County Vicinity Map i LOCATION: The site is located on Halls Mill Road, a rural country road, approximately 2.5 miles west of N.C.Highway 86,a major north/south corridor extending between I-40 and I-85,and Danville,Virginia The site is approximately four miles north of Hillsborough, the county seat as well as a historical community of local and state significance. Hillsborough was founded in 1754 where an old trading path crossed the Eno River, and the downtown area and surrounding residential neighborhoods have been included in a historic district located where the original town was founded. SITE DESCRIPTION: The proposed case study site contains 229 acres and has over 8,000 feet of frontage along the Eno River, a tributary of the Neuse River. The northern portion of the site is characterized by a mix (50/50) of pine and hardwood forests, and farm fields. To the south, the property consists almost entirely of hardwood forest. The area along the river is characterized by steep slopes, a floodplain varying from 100-400 feet in width, and a wildlife corridor identified in the local Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats. MERITS OF LOCATION: Division of Archives and History representatives have noted the presence of "Little Ayr Mount" or "Halls Mill Inn", ca. 1830, a Federal Style brick home under study by the N.C. Historic Commission for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. Furthermore, the project site is in an environmentally sensitive area due to the frontage on the Eno River, the presence of flood prone areas, woodlands and wildlife corridors,and its location in a Critical Area for watershed protection purposes. ATTACHMENTS: Documentation of local government support.