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067 working together with members of the N.C. Archaeological Society. The remaining sites were recorded primarily as a result of environmental impact reviews conducted by the Research Laboratories, the N.C. Department of Transportation, and private businesses. During the Winter of 1993-1994, the Research Laboratories conducted an archaeological survey of portions of the county. An additional 151 sites were recorded during the survey, and the results of the fieldwork were used in conjunction with previously existing site data to generate a preliminary model to aid in predicting the distribution of archaeological resources. The model divides the county into three zones with respect to the density and types of archaeological remains that might be encountered. These zones are as follows: • Zone I - High Potential: Zone I represents those areas that are likely to contain a high density of archaeological remains. This zone includes all inhabitable portions of river floodplains of 100 meters (approximately 328 feet) in width. Such areas include the central and eastern portions of the Eno as well as inhabitable tracts of bottomland along the Little River and New Hope, Bolin, and Morgan creeks. Similarly, terraces and ridges immediately above the floodplains are also included in this zone. Sites in these locations will probably contain the remains of native settlements dating from AD 1000 with scattered households and storage pits, hearths, and burials. Floodplains are also likely locations for historic mills and their associated features. The locations of such sites did not require the relatively wide floodplains that prehistoric settlements needed. They would have been located at points along river segments with enough of a gradient to develop a "head" or fall of water, enough exposed rock in the stream bed for a solid dam foundation, and enough rock for dam construction. • Zone II - Medium Potential: Zone II includes the area within about one kilometer (approximately 3,280 feet or 0.62 mile) of the.main drainage channels in the county, including bottomlands and their immediately bordering terraces and ridges. In particular, ridges and hilltops are likely locations for artifact scatters. Moreover, some ridges and hilltops may contain structural remains in the form of stone foundations or more intact ruins. Other historic features such as cemetenermay also-be found, with the best preserved remains most likely to occur in forested tracts. • Zone III-Low Potential: Zone III includes upland areas not defined by Zones I and II; e.g., the remaining area of the county. Again, ridges and hilltops are the most likely topographic locations for archaeological remains, particularly at stream confluences. The three zones described above are shown on the Archaeological Remains Potential Map. Descriptions of the survey sites as well as an in-depth explanation of model rationale are presented in An Archaeologcal Survey of Portions of Orange Co n y N.C. Recreation Sites In 1987-1988, a Master Recreation and Parks Plan was prepared for the County by Woolpert Associates. The Plan was adopted in July, 1988 as the Recreation Element of the Comprehensive