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b. Lynching Memorial marker on Courthouse Square: This remains a work in progress, <br /> to erect a marker to commemorate the five documented lynchings that took place in the <br /> county since 1869. The actual fabrication of the marker has been delayed and will not <br /> take place by early November as initially planned. HPC members will be invited once a <br /> date is set. <br /> c. Loq restoration protect progress: We continue work on sourcing appropriate <br /> historic/salvaged or new white oak logs to use for needed restoration of several important <br /> historic log structures, including the barn that houses the Davis Cotton Gin. Staff and <br /> Dickinson visited a dilapidated log house near White Cross that is slated for demolition, <br /> where the owner has agreed to donate the logs for our project. A talented local carpenter, <br /> Jeff Bergman, says he can salvage these logs for us. <br /> d. America 250 NC: No new updates to share at this time. Laurie Paolicelli at the visitor's <br /> bureau is hard at work trying to coordinate and promote activity on this effort, working with <br /> the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough and the Town of Chapel Hill. <br /> e. Book Project update: Staff provided a brief overview of the long history of the project for <br /> the new members. Our book production consultant, Dan Pezzoni, is now hard at work <br /> editing and arranging the manuscript and photos to prepare all materials for the upcoming <br /> design phase. Pezzoni continues to accomplish a tremendous amount of work in a short <br /> period of time and is on track to bring this long-overdue project to a successful conclusion. <br /> f. Open air time: No topics were presented. <br /> ITEM #7: ADJOURNMENT: Golan moved to adjourn, seconded by Whisnant; meeting adjourned at <br /> 8:23 pm. <br /> Meeting summary by Peter Sandbeck, DEAPR staff <br /> 3 <br />