Emboyd Theatre

Historical marker location:

125 West Jefferson Boulevard, Fort Wayne, Indiana

( Marker is on West Jefferson Boulevard east of South Harrison Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Founded May 14, 1928.

The first recorded train robbery in the United States took place in Indiana in 1866. A gang of thieves robbed the Jeffersonville, Madison, and Indianapolis Railroad, making off with over $96,000 in cash and gold.