Salem Cemetery

Historical marker location:

Bourbon, Indiana

( Marker is at the intersection of 12B Road and Hawthorn Road, on the left when traveling west on 12B Road.)

Marker installed: 2012

Cemetery Heritage.

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.