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