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1 r_. Plant Communities <br /> Site whose forest canopy, understory, and <br /> herb/vegitation layer is either unique to an area or of <br /> a particularly high quality . Classification is based on <br /> a system used by the North Carolina Natural Heritage <br /> Program. <br /> Archeological Sites <br /> Sites recorded by the Archeology Branch of the Division <br /> of Archives and History, North Carolina Department of <br /> Cultural Resources . Site numbering system is that <br /> supplied by the Archeology Branch . <br /> Additional N9tes <br /> Cemeteries/Churchyards <br /> Disturbing, vandalizing, or changing the location of <br /> cemetery enclosures or grave markers that either <br /> designates where a body is interred or perpetuates the <br /> memory of a person is illegal without authorization of <br /> law or next of kin . N.C. General Statutes, Ch . 14, Sec . <br /> 148-9, provides for penalties up to Class 1 Felony . <br /> Plats and burial information for many county cemeteries <br /> is available at the Orange County Registrar of Deeds <br /> office. <br /> Archeological Sites <br /> Sites designated as archeologically significant by the <br /> Archeology Branch of the Division of Archives and <br /> History are protected under Chapter 70 of the state ' s <br /> statutes. Specific 14c.atJ4ns of sites Lre not l.Is ed IL <br /> this 115=me2t slad ire not usually d lsgiosesl iQ tba <br /> general public. Chapter 70, Sec . 18, allows the Dept . <br /> of Cultural Resources to withhold information from the <br /> general public concerning the nature and specific <br /> location of archelogical resources if there is a <br /> determination that such disclosure would create a risk <br /> of harm to the resources or the site. Prohibitions do <br /> not apply to professional archeologists as defined by <br /> statute . <br /> Tax Map References <br /> Parcel number, when in parenthesis, indicates <br /> uncertainty as to the exact parcel the particular site <br /> Iies on . <br /> Plant/Animal /Geologic Sites <br /> USGS topographical map coordinates are not specific and <br /> are general location reference only . <br />