George W. Waltz

Historical marker location:

Georgetown Park, Georgetown, Indiana

( Marker is on Wissman Road south of the railroad tracks, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2008

Bicentennial Celebration of Georgetown's Founding Father. 1808 - 2008.

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.