Eel River Battlefield

Historical marker location:

Columbia City, Indiana

( Marker is on Paige Road near Raber Road.)

Marker installed: 2001

War of 1812.

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.