Historical Marker

Sequoyah

Historical marker location:
Vonore, Tennessee
( Marker is at the intersection of Tennessee Route 360 and U.S. 411, on the left when traveling north on State Route 360.)

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.