M3 Halftrack

Historical marker location:

779 S 6th Street Rd, Vincennes, Indiana

( Marker can be reached from South 6th Street Road west of Willow Street (Business U.S. 41).)

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.