HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRO-2016-008 Proclamation proclaiming May 2016 as Historic Preservation Month, 2016-05-17 - 4a c,DI (®
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
HISTORIC PRESERVATION MONTH IN ORANGE COUNTY
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, historic preservation is relevant for all residents of Orange County, both urban and rural, of
all ages, all walks of life and all ethnic and cultural backgrounds; and
WHEREAS, Orange County can be proud of its long history of protecting its rich historic and
archaeological resources through the dedicated efforts of individuals and non-profit groups; and
WHEREAS, Orange County partners with the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough, Preservation Chapel
Hill and other non-profit groups and local governments to preserve these important resources; and
WHEREAS, Orange County has demonstrated its own commitment to historic preservation by
renovating and preserving the former Cedar Grove School, the historic 1926 jail and the former
auditorium in the Whitted Center; and
WHEREAS, Orange County recently opened the Blackwood Farm Park where the preserved farmstead
and Strayhorn slave cemetery interpret the area's agricultural history, and
WHEREAS, Orange County, through its Historic Preservation Commission's landmark program,
recognizes important properties with historic, cultural and architectural significance, and in the past year
designated the White Cross School and the Nicholas Corbett Hester House as local historic landmarks;
and
WHEREAS, "This Place Matters" is the theme for National Historic Preservation Month 2016, co-
sponsored by the Alliance for Historic Hillsborough, Preservation Chapel Hill and the National Trust for
Historic Preservation;
NOW THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do hereby proclaim May 2016
as Historic Preservation Month in Orange County and call upon the people of the County to join their
fellow residents in recognizing and participating in this special observance.
This the 171h day of May, 2016. 64 lw.!k44.*
Earl McKee, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners
ATTEST.
Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board