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D <br />DRAFT <br />[Commissioners Letterhead] <br />September 8, 2005 <br />National Endowment for the Humanities <br />1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW <br />Washington, D.C, 20506 <br />SUBJECT: Trading Path Association Proposal for Archaeological Research / Heritage Tourism <br />To Whom It May Concern: <br />This letter is to express support for a proposal by the Trading Path Association (TPA) to conduct <br />archaeological research at potential heritage tourism sites, including one promising location in <br />Orange County, North Carolina. <br />The requested funds would enable the TPA to conduct an initial survey of the New Hope Creek <br />corridor for possible remains of'Native American village activities. Orange County is working <br />with its neighboring jurisdictions to protect land along that same river corridor for a proposed <br />greenway trail and wildlife preserve. The proposed archaeological research would augment and <br />complement that cooperative effort. The TPA proposal also suggests the creation of a three- <br />county consortium (Orange, Durham and Person counties) to promote heritage tourism.. <br />Orange County appreciates the significant assistance that the National Endowment for the <br />Humanities provides each year to universities and other cultural institutions, including five NEH <br />grants awarded earlier this year to researchers and scholars at our University of'North Carolina <br />(Chapel Hill) and a Landmark of American I-Iisto ry Grant to support teacher workshops at our <br />historic Burwell School (Hillsborough).. <br />Thank you very much for your consideration, <br />Sincerely, <br />Moses Carey Jr., Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners