Historical Blue River Township

Historical marker location:

Edinburgh, Indiana

( Marker is on U.S. 31 north of East Square 252 (State Road 252), on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1976

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.