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~~ <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />7 <br />9 <br />11 <br />13 <br />15 <br />17 <br />19 <br />21 <br />23 <br />25 <br />27 <br />29 <br />31 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />51 <br />52 <br />53 <br />54 <br />55 <br />ERCD Advisory Boards and Staff Revisions to NCSE Attachment #6 <br />THE CENTURY FARM PROGRAM <br />The Century Farm program provides yet another honorary program <br />for North Carolina farmers. This special program was initiated in <br />1970 when the North Carolina State Fair chose to highlight its <br />theme "Salute to Agriculture" by searching for North Carolina <br />families who had maintained active - -- - - -- <br />farms for more than 100 years. Today <br />almost 1,600 farms are listed in the <br />program including fifteen from <br />Orange County. ' <br />Agriculture and preservation work <br />hand-in-hand to preserve and <br />conserve cultural landscapes. <br />Honorary programs such as the Local <br />Landmark Program, the National <br />Register of Historic Places, and the <br />Century Farm Program provide <br />opportunities for recognition, -- ~ -- <br />awareness, and preservation of Orange County's rich agricultural <br />history. Participation can offer financial incentives in the form of <br />rehabilitation tax credits and/or property tax deferments. <br />Preservation programs can dovetail with agricultural programs <br />such as Voluntary Agricultural Districts and agricultural <br />conservation easements to increase awareness for agri-tourism <br />and direct marketing purposes, and to minimize nuisance-related <br />concerns? <br />ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES <br />Orange County has sponsored numerous archaeological surveys, <br />particularly in the last five years. Information from these projects <br />is shared with the Office of State Archaeology but is not made <br />public due to salvage concerns. Since the design of Little River <br />Park and Natural Area in 1999, the County has conducted cultural <br />resources surveys as part of the master plan design process for <br />new parks. In October of 2006, the Board of County <br />Commissioners adopted a new policy requiring cultural and <br />archaeological surveys for all. County development projects. <br />Surveys are conducted by archaeological consultants who meet <br />National standards and typically include: background research, <br />systematic surface and subsurface investigation (digging based on <br />'The Orange County farmers include: Elbert H. Allison; N. K. Andrews; Elizabeth N. <br />Blalock, Thomas N. Blalock, James M. Blalock; J. Fred Bowman, Betty Bowman; Jane M. <br />Branscome, L. M. Merritt, E. Mangum; Flora Dick Dellinger, Edna Dellinger, Cothran <br />Dellinger, Gene Dellinger; Estelle Haley, Frances H. Griffin, Wade E. Griffin; Katherine L. <br />Kirkpatrick; Floyd Fox Miller; A. Gordon Neville; Ralph Neville (Heirs): Anne Neville <br />Williams, Jane Neville Hatley, Bryant Neville, Claude Neville; Shelton L Ray; Richard <br />Roberts, Ollie Roberts; Bryant J. Walker; and L. Phillip Walker. <br />Z See also information on Barn Again! in the Trends Section of this chapter and in the <br />Agricultural Chapter of this Element. <br />O~~a.~Co-uvtty Co-~r~r~ehew~-iv~~]aw Public Hearing Draft 5-6-0$ Page 6- 44 <br />