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6 DRAFT PROPOSAL FOR PUBLICATION OF THE ORANGE COUNTY INVENTORY OF HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES As part of its comprehensive planning program, Orange County has pursued completion of detailed inventories of its cultural, historic, recreational, biological, and geological resources. Since 1991 the County has received three matching grants from the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, State Historic Preservation Office to survey architecture over fifty years old in the unincorporated portions of the County. A survey of archaeological sites is currently undirway. The primary reason for gathering information on cultural resources is that Orange County has experienced increased pressure from development and an expanding population, especially since the completion of Interstate 40 through the county in 1989. Our historic sites, structures, and landscapes which are the framework of our cultural heritage are irreplaceable once they are destroyed. These elements, combined with Orange County's natural scenic quality, also make it an attractive place for newcomers and businesses to locate. Protection of the resources mentioned depends on identification and education/awareness on the part of land owners and the general public. The County now seeks to publish the results of the inventory of historic sites and structures and include historic properties surveyed in the Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and Mebane. The publication will feature a description of the history of Orange County, chapters on architecture and archaeology with individual entries for properties and sites listed during the survey. Text will be supplemented with black and white photographs as well as stories of the people associated with the historic homes, schools, churches, mills, etc. , as provided by current owners, family members, and neighbors consulted over the last three years. In 1993 Orange County obtained a matching grant from the State Historic Preservation office to hire consultants to produce a manuscript for the inventory publication. A grant from the Glaxo Incorporated Special Projects Fund would be used in • combination with funds to be solicited from the local municipalities, private organizations and individuals to obtain editorial services, produce the graphics and layout, and print 800-1000 copies of the book. The estimated total cost of production is $48,000. The amount of the grant request is $6000, approximately the cost for editing the publication. The inventory, manuscript, and the publication are being coordinated by the Orange County Historic Preservation commission