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i Excerpt from adopted Lands Legacy Program A . Criteria for Historic and Cultural Sites (developed in conjunction with the Historic Preservation Commission) j Orange County has been an important locus for human activity since well before the first European settlers arrived in the 1740 's . The ancient Trading Path , used first by Native American tribes of the Occoneechee and Saponi , crossed through the County . Hillsborough was " ground zero " for the Regulator movement in the colonial era , and even served as the seat of state government for a short while . Other significant activities, architectural , cultural and archaeological , have occurred in the past 250 years . In 1992 , the County adopted a Historic Preservation Element of the Comprehensive Plan . This document and concurrent surveys of historic sites in the County, contains a preservation plan for the County that focuses on tools such as national and local designations , legal . and regulatory measures, buffers , financial incentives and public awareness , The Element was not developed with potential acquisition of historic or cultural sites in mind , but does note the potential for preserving historic sites through park creation . It also notes the importance of stream corridors for future archaeological potential . The Preservation Plan map is shown as Appendix J. In recent years , the Historic Preservation Commission has been involved in a number of initiatives . A number of National Register nominations have been approved or are pending for important historic sites such as Chatwood and the Bingham School property . One National Register landmark district ( Cedar Grove ) has been approved . Work is underway at this time on a preservation plan for the St . Marys Road corridor . In addition , recent information on the potential location of the Trading Path corridor through Orange County has heightened awareness of this historic component of the County's character . In evaluating ossible acquisitions of a historic or cultural nature 9P q , the Historic Preservation Commission has suggested a set of criteria developed in 1997 for a ' Historic Resource Evaluation " form. This form was created to evaluate sites being proposed for National Register of Historic Places nominations and Local Landmark proposals , and contains parameters directly relevant to the