Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course, 1948–1952

Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course, 1948-1952
Location Franklin St., NY 329, NY 409, Watkins Glen, New York
Coordinates 42°22′15″N 76°53′26″W / 42.37083°N 76.89056°W / 42.37083; -76.89056Coordinates: 42°22′15″N 76°53′26″W / 42.37083°N 76.89056°W / 42.37083; -76.89056
Area 45 acres (18 ha)
Built 1948
NRHP reference # 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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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