Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course, 1948–1952

United States historic place
Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course, 1948-1952

42°22′15″N 76°53′26″W / 42.37083°N 76.89056°W / 42.37083; -76.89056
Area45 acres (18 ha)
Built1948
NRHP reference No.02001397[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 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

  • flagNew York (state) portal
  • Sports portal
  • National Register of Historic Places portal

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ 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".
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