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the area empties into a separate sub -basin - Stoney Creek. Historic Sites Existing historic sites within the study area boundaries have been identified architectural historians employed by Orange County to conduct an inventory of historic sites and structures in the unincorporated portions of the county . Provided below are descriptions of the sites identified by these sources . The general location of historic sites is shown on Attachment E . • OR 453/Lloyd Farm . Located on the west side of Old N . C . 86 side of Davis Road, this site includes a ca. 1867 log house with several additions, and frame outbuildings . The original log section was built by Andrew wit later additions by the Lloyd family . Green Ruffin Lloyd w • OR 457/Craig- Strayhorn-Blackwood Farm . Located on the west side of N . C . Highway 86 north of New Hope Church Road, this site includes a much remodeled and expanded ca. 1827 log house with two stone ide . Also included on the 140 -acre farm site is chimneys standing side by s a nice collection of early 20th century farm buildings . • OR 456/Strayhorn Farm . Located south of New Hope Church Road west of N . C . Highway 86 , this site contains a remodeled turn- of-the- century I -house, with amid- 19th century rear section. The house has been in the Strayhorn family since its original construction . The site also includes a log smokehouse and frame barn. • OR 866/Crossroads Baptist Church Cemetery. Located at the end of Crossroads Church Cemetery Road, this site contains a late 19th century cemetery associated with the Crossroads Baptist Church . Another feature of historical interest is the old roadway or remnants of the "New Chapel Hill Road" as illustrated on George Tate 's 1891 map of Orange County. The roadbed location, which bisects the original district , is also shown on the USGS quadrangle map of the area Vegetation Vegetation in the vicinity of the I-40/Old N . C . 86 interchange is generally one of three types - upland hardwood forest, upland pine forest, and farm fields, pastures or lawns . The general location of these vegetative features is shown on Attachment F and was derived from aerial photographs . Rights - of-Way There are three principal types of rights- of--way in the vicinity of the I - 40/Old N . C . 86 interchange : street rights- of--way, utility; e . g. , power line, easements, and railroad rights- of--way . Their location is shown on Attachment G . Farmland Important farmlands having been identified using the document, Important Farmlands of Orange County, N. C. , a supplement to the soil survey report of Orange County. Each soil was rated according to its potential to produce crops . The ratings were based mainly on a combination of soil quality, growing season, and available moisture needed to produce sustained high yields when treated and managed according to modern farming methods . Three major groupings were defined as shown below and on Attachment H . • Prime Farmland . These soils are best suited for producing food, feed, fiber, forage, and oilseed crops . They have good soil qualities, are favorable for all the major crops common to the county, have a favorable growing season, and receive the available moisture needed to produce high yields on an average of eight [ 8] out of every 10 years .