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association with the two features other than occasional segments of loose wire and fragments <br />of broken glass insulators. <br />No archival references could be found on the telegraph line and it does not appear on <br />any GLO maps. One of the clear glass insulators was examined and contained the embossed <br />words: "HEMINGRAY-9" and "MADE IN U.S.A., 2-52" followed by three dots. Hemingray <br />insulators were manufactured from 1848 to 1972 (www.glassbottlemarks.com/hemingray <br />access 8/29/13). The company transitioned from colored glass insulators to "off -clear" ones <br />beginning in 1930 and they began to be molded with the manufacturing date and mold <br />number codes. Typically, the first number before the dash represents the mold number and <br />the second number indicates the year the mold was made. If dots appear after the second <br />number, their number is added to the mold date in order to indicate the year the insulator <br />itself was produced. In the case of the specimen examined by this project, the embossing <br />would indicate that the mold was created in 1952, in mold # 2, and the insulator was molded <br />in 1955. <br />Evaluation and Management Recommendations <br />The site retains integrity in the form of Location as the fence and telegraph poles <br />remain where they were originally constructed. The site retains integrity of Design as it was <br />chosen and designed for the efficiency and ease of use for communication lines and livestock <br />control. The site retains integrity of Setting as the surrounding environment is generally <br />representative of the setting during the site's period of significance. The site integrity of <br />Materials and Workmanship remains as the site reflects the historic utilization of local <br />resources and the opportunistic modification of those available materials to address specific <br />needs in terms of communication systems and livestock control. The site retains integrity of <br />Feeling as the site is still able to convey its use during historic times. The site does not retain <br />Association as it could not be linked to an important person or event in history. <br />The entire extent of the resource remains unknown and it has not been fully <br />documented. Thus, the entire resource is evaluated as needs data until recorded in full. The <br />segment recorded during the present project is not associated with important events or <br />specific people in history (Criteria A and B). The segment's construction lacks the <br />distinctive characteristics of a type, period or method of construction or that represents the <br />work of a master, or that possess high artistic values or that represent a significant and <br />distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction (Criterion Q. The <br />segment is unlikely to yield additional data important to history (Criterion D). Therefore, the <br />site, failing to meet any of the required Criteria, is evaluated as a non -supporting segment of a <br />need data site. In regard to the presently recorded segment, no further work is recommended. <br />M <br />