Dan Patch Memorial
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ClickChik
N 40° 31.164 W 087° 14.710
16T E 479232 N 4485437
This stone marks the farm where Dan Patch, a standardbred horse was foaled.
Waymark Code: WM4HGN
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 08/26/2008
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Dan Patch (April 29, 1896-July 11, 1916). was a brown standardbred horse sired by Joe Patchen (dam Zelica) and was the outstanding pacer of his day. Foaled in 1896, Dan Patch broke world speed records at least 14 times in the early 1900s, finally setting the world's record for the fastest mile by a harness horse (1m:55s) during a time trial in 1906, a record that stood unmatched for 32 years.
Type of Memorial: other
Type of Animal: service, work animal
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