Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course, 1948–1952
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Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course, 1948-1952 | |
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Location | Franklin St., NY 329, NY 409, Watkins Glen, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°22′15″N 76°53′26″W / 42.37083°N 76.89056°W |
Area | 45 acres (18 ha) |
Built | 1948 |
NRHP reference No. | 02001397[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 04, 2002 |
Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course, 1948–1952 is a historic Sports Car Club of America auto race track located at Watkins Glen in Schuyler County, New York. It includes the public rights of way that constituted the route of the original 6.6-mile (10.6 km) Watkins Glen Grand Prix course used from 1948 to 1952. After a car left the road in the 1952 race, killing one spectator and injuring several others, the race was moved to a new location on a wooded hilltop southwest of town.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ James Warren (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course, 1948-1952". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-11-10. See also: "Accompanying 35 photos".
Categories:
- 1948 establishments in New York (state)
- 1952 disestablishments in New York (state)
- Buildings and structures in Schuyler County, New York
- Defunct motorsport venues in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places in Schuyler County, New York
- Sports Car Club of America
- Sports venues on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Sports venues completed in 1948
- Finger Lakes, New York Registered Historic Place stubs