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004 <br /> for everything they got and were able to get some surplus items from the White schools . It was <br /> fascinating to see this letter because it verified the actual date of when the school opened, on <br /> October 17th, 1927, Belk is not sure if this date is the beginning of the school term, or the actual <br /> opening . More= depth-research shows that this was Corbett land, George Corbett built the <br /> school and it served a community function. Cathleen Turner and Belk learned more about this <br /> community ' s connection with the string bands . One band became so well known that it made an <br /> appearance in Carnegie Hall . Iris Chapman, a professor at Elon College, is doing some historical <br /> research in this .area. In going beyond the Crossroads, there is a wealth of information. The <br /> connections are there and Belk feels that anything this Commission can do to help out with that <br /> effort would be worthwhile. There is a real emphasis in the State Office right now to find out <br /> more about African-American history and resources . <br /> Belk will look into this further and report back to the Commission. <br /> f. 1998 CLG Grant Application : St. Mary ' s Road/Trading Path Historic Corridor <br /> ill go out next week to let the residents along the corridor <br /> Belk reported that this draft letter w <br /> know that the County has applied for the grant. <br /> Satterfield referred to the third paragraph asking if the availability of state tax credits needs to be <br /> added? <br /> Belk agreed that they should be added to change the fifth sentence to read "sites may benefit <br /> from the availability of state and federal tax credits . . . " . <br /> At this point Belk added that also there are the four National Register properties that have <br /> already agreed and have been waiting for the Historic Preservation Commission to get back in <br /> touch with them. A letter has been sent to them explaining staff constraints and reassuring them <br /> that the designation of their property is still a priority . These properties are : 1 ) Bingham <br /> School, 2) Moorefields, 3 ) Chatwood Estate and 4) the Riggsbee Rock House. For the February <br /> Historic Preservation Commission meeting, notices will be sent out to the property owners . At <br /> this meeting, the landmark designation report will be before the Commission. If these are <br /> accepted by the Commission, they will be sent to SHPO . They will have days to comment. <br /> Then the Commission will take into account SHPO ' s comments at the March Historic <br /> Preservation Commission meeting. It will then go for public hearing in May . <br /> g. Announcement: Economic Impact Study of Historic Preservation in NC Released <br /> January 21 <br /> Courtesy of Commissioner William Crowther, Belk distributed the "Economic Impacts Study of <br /> Historic Preservation" just released from Preservation North Carolina. In 1996 Carolina Power <br /> id Donovan D . Rypkema to do this report.and Light gave a generous grant that pa <br /> 4 <br />