Historical Marker

Hill Forest

Historical marker location:
6811 Brookmont Terrace, Nashville, Tennessee
( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 70S and Brookmont Terrace, on the right when traveling west on U.S. 70S.)
Marker installed: 2010

The Great Train Robbery of 1866, one of the most famous train robberies in American history, took place in Tennessee. A group of Confederate veterans stole $90,000 from a train traveling from Nashville to Chattanooga.