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5 . THE ROCK HOUSE <br /> sw corner US70 and Lawrence Rd . CSR1709] <br /> tmr: 5 .3 . .9 <br /> House and outbuildings are built of fieldstones . <br /> Local lore has it that the house served as a base of <br /> operation for a local bootlegger during prohibition . <br /> On NC Division of Archives and History Study List <br /> for possible nomination to National Register . <br /> C. Sites <br /> 1 . OLD POWER STATION SiTE <br /> Eno River at Pleasant Green Rd . [SR1567] <br /> tmr: 5 .25 <br /> Concrete dam, about 10 ft. high and 150 ft. long, <br /> built around the turn of the century. Used by Durham <br /> for power generation; use discontinued in the late <br /> 1940 ' s . Backup affects the Eno for about one mile <br /> upstream. <br /> III . Archeological <br /> A. SITES 310r45 , 310r46 <br /> tmr: 5 .9 and/or 5 . 12 <br /> B. SITES 310r12, 310r14, 310r228, 310r232 <br /> tmr: 5 . 16 and/or 5 . 17 <br /> C. SITES 310r235 , 310r236 <br /> tmr: 5 . 17 <br /> D . SITE 310r23 <br /> tmr: 5 .20 and/or 5 .21 <br /> E . SITE 310r18 <br /> tmr: 5 .21 <br /> F . SITE 310r221 <br /> tmr: 5 .23 <br /> G. SITES 310r174, 310r175 , 310r176 <br /> tmr: 5 .24 <br /> H . SITE 310r229 <br /> tmr: 5 .25 <br /> IV. Community/Recreational Sites <br /> A . PLEASANT GREEN COMMUNITY CENTER <br /> e/s Pleasant Green Community Center Rd . CSR1571 ] <br /> tmr: 5 .23 . .22A <br />