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48 <br /> Ward replied that they are preserved by the fact that <br /> they are in the forest. All of these sites have been <br /> mapped for years and have been avoided by logging <br /> operations. Ward starting doing an inventory for the <br /> Duke Forest sites 10 years ago and began to see how <br /> well these have been preserved in the forest and <br /> recognized that they were unique in the forest. This <br /> wetted his interest in this 19th century farmstead <br /> archeology. <br /> White stated that the Commission is seeing a <br /> significant number of sites and White is trying to <br /> determine which of the ,14 Duke sites might also serve <br /> and can a comparison be made between them? <br /> Ward stated that the other 13 may have the potential, <br /> but it is not known until testing is done on them. If <br /> all 14 had that potential, they would meet National <br /> Register Criterion D and it would not be a matter of <br /> which one is best. <br /> Allison stated that there seems to be no intent to find <br /> out what is there; to do any archeological studies <br /> other than the ones that have been done. Can we infer <br /> that Duke intends to excavate and find out what is <br /> there and publish that? <br /> Ward replied that the purpose of the Register, as he <br /> understands it, is not to excavate sites, but to <br /> preserve sites. As long as nothing is happening to the <br /> sites, and until someone has enough money and time and <br /> expertise to put together a team to do research on the <br /> site, it is hoped that nobody would do anything there. <br /> Rich asked to clarify that if these sites have been <br /> preserved for these last 50 years by Duke Forest, will <br /> Duke preserve this site without a nomination? <br /> Ward replied that he would hope they would. <br /> Rich asked again to clarify that Duke doesn't need a <br /> nomination to preserve it. They own the land and could <br /> preserve it forever if they want to; assuming no <br /> catastrophe? <br /> Ward replied sure, assuming no catastrophe. <br /> Allison asked if there has been any other disruption <br /> aside from the maintenance of the power line? <br /> Ward replied that the structures that they are aware of <br /> 7 <br />