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2 j <br /> Attachment 3 contains National Register Fact Sheets that explain the National <br /> Register process. Fact Sheet#2 discusses how National Register nominations are <br /> evaluated based on the following criteria: <br /> A. Property is associated with events that have made a significant <br /> contribution to the broad patterns of our history. <br /> B. Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. <br /> C. Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or <br /> method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses <br /> high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity <br /> whose components lack individual distinction. <br /> D. Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in <br /> prehistory or history. <br /> According to the authors of the nomination,the Alexander Hogan Plantation Site <br /> qualifies for listing on the National Register under Criterion D. The Hogan <br /> plantation represents an example of a small nineteenth-century North Carolina <br /> Piedmont plantation that spanned the antebellum and postbellum occupation of <br /> Orange County. The site contains well-preserved archeological data including <br /> structural remains, artifact assemblages, and a cemetery that would contribute <br /> significantly to our understanding of the daily life of its occupants. The site has <br /> additional anthropological significance,with potential to address questions dealing <br /> with slavery and plantation social structure. The site could make a valuable <br /> contribution to the field of plantation archeology. <br /> During the review period, the Planning Staff solicited comments from interested <br /> agencies or groups. Because the property is located within a site being considered <br /> for a future landfill to serve the county and its municipalities,the Landfill Owners <br /> Group,Orange County Public Works,and the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro <br /> were notified of the public hearing. <br /> Listing on the National Register of Historic Places imposes no restrictions on <br /> property owners; however, it does offer a degree of protection by ensuring a <br /> review of federally-funded projects to determine if they pose adverse impacts to <br /> National Register sites. This requirement is described in Section 106 of the <br /> National Historic Preservation Act. Similarly, North Carolina law (General <br /> Statutes Sec. 121-12a) provides for consideration of National Register sites in <br /> state-funded or state-licensed projects. <br /> If the proposed site within the Blackwood Division of Duke Forest is selected for <br /> a landfill, and the Alexander Hogan Plantation Site is listed on the National <br /> Register,then the Section 106 review process would be initiated when the landfill <br /> owner applies for State permits required to construct and operate the landfill. <br /> The Historic Preservation Commission held a public hearing on nomination on <br /> September 12. The Commission found that the Alexander Hogan Plantation Site <br /> does not meet the criteria for listing in the National Register of Historic Places <br /> (See Attachments 4-7). The Historic Preservation Commission's recommendation <br /> will be forwarded to the State Historic Preservation Office. <br />