All Veterans Honor Roll Memorial

Historical marker location:

Brownstown, Indiana

( Memorial is on South Main Street (U.S. 50) north of East Cross Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1989

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.