Major Obstacles
Along with the consolidation of many similar small railroads at the time, the Dover and Rockaway was almost immediately consolidated with the New Jersey Central High Bridge Branch. Prior to this time, the Jersey Central terminated at Port Oram (Wharton) and a stagecoach ran from the Searing Hotel on North Sussex Street, bringing passengers into and out of Dover over the Union and Washington Turnpikes.
Before any rail connection between Dover and Wharton and Dover and Hibernia could be accomplished, two major obstacles had to be overcome. A tunnel had to be constructed under the Rockaway Road east of Dover and a very critical "cut" had to be made through solid rock in west Dover above the Mill Pond, adjacent to Clinton Street and what is now the Ayers Chevrolet agency.
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