The Rondout Train Robbery
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N 42° 16.807 W 087° 53.862
16T E 425981 N 4681268
Erected in 1981 by the Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society, this marker tells about one of the country's latest, greatest train robberys.
Waymark Code: WMAFX
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 04/15/2006
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"On June 12, 1924, one of the largest train robberies in US history occurred near here. Bandits who boarded the train in Chicago forced postal workers to surrender sacks containing more than two million dollars in securities and cash..."
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