Historical Marker
Corp. Charles Phillips
Historical marker location:
531 N 6th St, Vineland, New Jersey
( Memorial is at the intersection of North 6th Street and Cambridge Street, in the median on North 6th Street.)
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.