Robert Wiley

Historical marker location:
1521 S Van Buren St, Auburn, Indiana
( Marker is on Wayne Street north of Gordon M Buehring Place, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker
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Expert Sales Manager - Auburn Automobile Company

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.