Most folks are aware that the Erie Railroad ran through nearby Port Jervis, and that it succeeded the D&H Canal for the movement of goods and produce.
But....
did you know that in July of 1873, the Eastern Division of the Erie RR proposed a railroad route following Clove Brook through Montague?
Can you only imagine how different the township would appear today.. and how the peaceful and tranquil scene between Zitone's Field and the Westfall Farm would have looked instead,
had railroad tracks crossed this valley?
Though spared the invasion of the rails, Montague did depend on its nearby connections - to the Erie RR, and also the Sussex Railroad - which came up to Branchville, NJ.
