Historical Marker
John Gloucester
Historical marker location:
Greeneville, Tennessee
( Marker is at the intersection of South Erwin Highway and High Street on South Erwin Highway.)
1776-1822.
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.