Roebling Memorial

Historical marker location:

Roebling, New Jersey

( Marker is at the intersection of Riverside Avenue and 4th Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Riverside Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1930

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.