Whitley County Courthouse

Historical marker location:

101 West Van Buren Street, Columbia City, Indiana

( Marker is on South Main Street (Business U.S. 30) just south of West Van Buren Street (Indiana Route 205), on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2021

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.