Rev. Dr. William Martyn Baird / Rev. Dr. Samuel Austin Moffett

Historical marker location:

Hanover, Indiana

( Marker can be reached from College Avenue, ½ mile east of East Main Street, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1999

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.