Billy Direct (3D 47) - Columbia TN
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Don.Morfe
N 35° 43.584 W 086° 57.666
16S E 503518 N 3953603
This horse, which set a mile pacing record of 1:55 in 1938, was foaled here in 1931. His dam was Gay Forbes
Waymark Code: WM138TW
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 10/13/2020
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Billy Direct-This horse, which set a mile pacing record of 1:55 in 1938, was foaled here in 1931. His dam was Gay Forbes. His sire, Napoleon Direct (1:59 3/4), is buried here. Here, also, is buried Haynes' Peacock, champion Tennessee Walking Horse, 1940 and 1941. The farm is now a Thoroughbred nursery.
LOCATION: Marker is in Columbia, Tennessee, in Maury County. Marker is on Main Street just south of General Motors Visitor Center Entrance. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia TN 38401, United States of America.
Marker Name: Billy Direct
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 3D 47
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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