Historical Marker
Haring - DeWolf House
Historical marker location:
95 DeWolf Road, Old Tappan, New Jersey
( Marker is on DeWolf Road, on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1964
The first recorded boardwalk in the world was built in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1870. The boardwalk was originally constructed as a way to keep sand out of the city's hotels and railway cars.