Georgetown Canal Boat Gets a Reprieve, Thanks to Sandy
The Georgetown will not be removed and demolished until mid-December.
The Georgetown canal boat received a one-month reprieve from its planned demolition thanks to an odd source: Superstorm Sandy. The boat will not be moved until some time in mid-December; its demolition at Fletcher's Cove was previously scheduled to take place around Thanksgiving. Get daily and breaking news email updates from Georgetown Patch by signing up for newsletters here. Though the D.C. region was relatively spared Sandy's damage and destruction that walloped New York and New Jersey, the National Park Service National Capital Region was affected by the storm's aftermath, according to Brian Carlstrom, the deputy superintendent for the C&O Canal. Four staff members, who would have been involved in transporting and demolishing the …
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