Roundout Train Robbery

historic site

Material
metal
Inscription
On June 12, 1924, the largest train robberies in U.S. history occurred near here. Bandits who boarded the train in Chicago forced postal clerks to surrender sacks containing more than two million dollars in securities and cash. Local police apprehended t
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1619:5020:32
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1815:3716:23

Local time (America/Chicago).

42.28014, -87.89502

Elevation 208 m (modelled from terrain)

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