Powers Memorial

Historical marker location:

650 S Old State Rd 1, Metz, Indiana

( Marker is on Old Indiana Route 1, 0.4 miles north of U.S. 20, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1937

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.