Historical Marker
Federal Troops on the Square
Historical marker location:
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
( Marker is at the intersection of North Public Square and Maple Street, on the left when traveling west on North Public Square.)
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.