Early Masonic Hall

Historical marker location:

212 West Main, Centerville, Indiana

( Marker is on Old National Road (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1967

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.