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 Grand Prix 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
References
- ^ 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:
- Buildings and structures in Schuyler County, New York
- Sports venues on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Sports venues completed in 1948
- Defunct motorsport venues in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places in Schuyler County, New York
- 1948 establishments in New York (state)
- 1952 disestablishments in New York (state)
- Finger Lakes, New York Registered Historic Place stubs