Two images of Georgetown Sand And Gravel dated May 1962 (Unknown )
Georgetown was assailed by sand and gravel companies both upriver and down. Its high-quality sand deposits were extracted for many, many years. Over that long time several different companies owned each of the two mining operations. Much of the sand was shipped by barge and truck to mostly Pittsburgh construction projects.
The two images are dated May 1962 on the obverse. That was near the beginning of the sand removal on the upriver site.. The end look of this site was a huge lake with dangerously steep, shifting-sand sides because the sand was extracted well below the water level of the river.
Georgetown received little benefit from its sand and gravel. No jobs and no extraction fees to the best of my knowledge. Georgetown did receive two big holes – one on each side of the borough. Two watery blemishes fenced with barbed wire.
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