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]
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 |
Area | 45 acres (18 ha) |
Built | 1948 |
NRHP reference No. | 02001397[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 04, 2002 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]
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