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See Historic notes. The intent of this section is to assure all parties of the interest of the owners in the preservation of recognized historic sites and to avoid any damage to them that may result from intensive management and development of the area. It is expected that the developments on the land can augment the importance, appreciation, meaning, and use of the historic sites on or near the area.
The intent is also to insure and enhance the quality of the environment of Virginia while reducing costs, risks, and wastes associated with delays and uncertainties associated with approvals of land management and historic site preservation. The procedures enable analyses of the effects of nearby factors on operations on a site.
Also, this section is in response to Public Law 95-87 and regulations V 770.12 (c), V 779.12(b), V 780.31, V 783.12(b), and V 784.17. Also relevant are:
National Historic and Preservation Act of 1966
Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act of 1974
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977.
A computer analysis of historic sites within the various radii of the mine site is presented in Table 1.
| Table 1. Computer analyses of all historic sites in the records of the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission (VHLC), including National Sites. See the following computer map. |
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| Radius and Site (by Name and Number) |
| 300 feet 1/4 mile 1/2 mile 1 mile 5 miles |
Fig. 1 (not available in this design document) is a visual analysis of all objects of 15 feet height or more that can be seen from the highest point on the site for which a permit is requested. The map shows, therefore, the reverse field of view and thus shows, approximately, whether the activity may be seen on a clear summer day by a person with normal vision.
Figure 1 shows sites seen from the proposed operations area (looking out).
Figure 2 shows sites from which the area can be seen (looking in). Figure 3 (if relevant) shows sites which can be seen from the top of the structure (i.e., safe public space). Figure 4 and 5 show scenes (looking out) if a 6 and 12 ft screen or visual barrier is used at the site. Presence of vegetation is assumed because (a) spring, summer, and prior-to-leaf-fall are main tourist and outdoor-user periods, and (b) in some cases, if difficulties occur, conifer screening can be done on those sites and use patterns altered on site to reduce visual impact. In some cases the site will be able to make use of the view of a site to provide educational insights about the place and its inhabitants.
Anyone may propose a structure or area to both state and federal agencies and these are official records. All proposed structures or places do not quality. The time and cost to visit, evaluate, and research all sites is very great and a backlog exists, one not very likely to be cleared. Many sites are found to be unacceptable as historic sites; some are acceptable but cannot be restored or preserved at any reasonable level of cost. These comments are made, partially to improve the analysis, partially to justify inclusion in the data base--approved and officially-recognized entities in the historic record.
Where structures of interest are believed to exist, reviewers are encouraged to contact the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, 221 Governor St., Richmond, Virginia 23219, 804-786-3143, to seek instructions and assistance and to secure local financial support: for the review and approval processes. [an example ]
No sites were located within xxx mile of the area.
Where a site is found, a one-paragraph description will be provided with references to literature or other descriptions, if they exist. Computer storage is needed; an Internet unit is recommended to contain photos and text material for each site.
Reference
Hamel, P. and Buckner, E.1998., How Far Could a Squirrel Travel in the Treetops? A Prehistory of the Southern Forest. Trans. No. Am. Wildl. and Natur. Resour. Conf. 63: 309-315
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