Billy Direct

Billy Direct is a Tennessee historical marker in Maury County.

TN 6 (US 31), 2.2 miles south of Spring Hill

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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.

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Historical maps covering this location

1796 · Map of The Tennassee (sic) Government. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1862 · Johnson's Kentucky & Tennessee (1862) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1864 · Kentucky And Tennessee (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1936 · Carters Creek, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1941 · Carters Creek, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

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