Troy Historic District

Historical marker location:

330 S Beverwyck Rd., Parsippany, New Jersey

( Marker is on Beverwyck Rd (County Route 637) south of Alan Drive, on the right when traveling south.)

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.