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45 The other cemetery was a barn. Leak's father was caretaker of the cemetery. When Duke bought it, her father stopped taking care of the cemetery. There were a couple of other log cabins not too far from the white house. There was an orchard beside the big house with apple and pear trees. This is also where the garden was. If you are looking at the house, the orchard would be to the left. Leak stated that her cousin, Ms. Rogers, could add to this. White, asked if the present Eubanks Road is the old Eubanks Road? Is it the same roadbed? Leak replied that it is. But then, it was a narrow dirt road. Leak stated that in most houses, you had to leave the house to go to a separate building to get to the kitchen. But in this house, there was a breezeway connecting the house to the kitchen. Anderson asked what was the distinction between the two grave sites? The one within the wall and the one outside? Leak replied that the ones within the walls were for the head men and their families. The other people connected to the farm, such as Leak's grandfather, were buried near the wall. Don Willhoit, who was next to speak, asked that Ms. Rogers speak next to keep the rhythm going. Mildred Rogers was sworn in and addressed the Commission stating that the first she knew of the Alexander Hogan Plantation was in 1946. Rogers and her husband walked down through the orchard consisting of fruit trees and flowers and the cemetery. Don Willhoit, Orange County Commissioner, was sworn in and addressed the Commission stating that as a Commissioner, he will have an opportunity to vote on this at a later time. He is also the Chair of the Landfill Owners Group, but not here in that capacity, but just as an individual member and not presumed to speak for that group. Most people know that one of the sites being considered for the future landfill in Orange County is OC17; which Duke University is a part 4