
The granite quarrying industry of Northeast Georgia defines the landscape west of Elberton in this early 1970s survey. Scores of individual quarries and larger quarry complexes are clustered along the Seaboard Coast Line railroad, particularly near the small settlements of Ethridge and Oglesby. These rail-side operations highlight the region's primary economic driver, with industrial infrastructure like the substation and water tank supporting the heavy extraction and transport of stone.
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1964 Heardmont
Elbert County, GA

1972 Rock Branch
Elbert County, GA

1973 Elberton East
Elbert County, GA

1973 Elberton West
Elbert County, GA
2011 Elberton East
Elbert County, GA
2011 Elberton West
Elbert County, GA
2011 Heardmont
Elbert County, GA
2011 Rock Branch
Elbert County, GA
2014 Elberton East
Elbert County, GA
2014 Elberton West
Elbert County, GA
2014 Heardmont
Elbert County, GA
2014 Rock Branch
Elbert County, GA
2017 Elberton East
Elbert County, GA
2017 Elberton West
Elbert County, GA
2017 Heardmont
Elbert County, GA
2017 Rock Branch
Elbert County, GA
2020 Elberton East
Elbert County, GA
2020 Elberton West
Elbert County, GA
2020 Heardmont
Elbert County, GA
2020 Rock Branch
Elbert County, GA

2024 Elberton East
Elbert County, GA

2024 Elberton West
Elbert County, GA

2024 Heardmont
Elbert County, GA

2024 Rock Branch
Elbert County, GA