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.15t- Orange County, founded over 230 years ago, - is an area - rich in history . Chapel Hill , Carrboro, and Hillsborough each - have Historic Districts and other buildings on the National Register of Historic -Places. There are additional National Register Sites in Cheeks , Hillsborough, and. Bingham Townships.. The ' North Carolina Department of ' Cultural Resources has also identified over twenty sites in rural sections of the county that, while not yet nominated or eligible for the National Register, are architecturally 'significant or important to the history of Orange County. While existing buildings are perhaps •. the easiest historic sites to document they are by no means the only - ones. Numerous mills once provided for the economic well= being of the county; many of the dams and .raceways still exist. Over 150 cemeteries and burial sites provide a record, in many cases the only record, of the lives and deaths -of Orange County residents. The Archeology Branch of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources has identified nearly 200 archeological sites In the county, recommending further study for many of them. Churches and rural community centers, including recreational facilities, should also be acknowledged as - unique physical features. Their existence imparts an identity and cohesion to rural communities and neighborhoods that can • benefit the planning process . While chuch buildings may- be of recent vintage and not of historic value, the same does not necessarily hold true for the congregations. Over twenty - Orange County congregations have been in continuous existence for at least 150 years. . A list of culturally and historically important sites, ' - along with natural areas, is contained in Appendix D: An Inventory of Sites of Cultural , Historical , Recreational , Btological , -and Geological Significance in the Unincorporated - Portions of Orange County. As information on new sites Is gathered or information on existing sites changes the inventory may be updated administratively by the Planning Department Staff . - 1 - . , . . , . , . • , • - • - , , . . -', 1974. North Carolina Department of Natural and Economic Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation . - . . . _ A . . , . . - ,� . - , ,. , . , 208 Project _ Inventory of Existing Uses . P. IV Gl . 1976, Triangle J Council of Governments . -- - - 2 Ciassificafications of endangered, threatened, and special species according to Endangered and Zhreath.ned, Plants and , ft - e 1. • - . , - , 1977 . 'North Carolina Museum of Natural History.