Thomas Edison

Historical marker location:

705 North Illinois Street, Indianapolis, Indiana

( Marker is on West Walnut Street east of North Illinois Street, in the median.)

(February 11, 1847 - October 18, 1931).

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.