Aiken Training Track

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Aiken Training Track
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Aiken Training Track
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LocationTwo Notch Rd., Aiken, South Carolina
Coordinates 33°32′35″N81°42′30″W / 33.54306°N 81.70833°W / 33.54306; -81.70833
Area75 acres (30 ha)
Built1941;84 years ago (1941)
ArchitectCoward, Ira
MPS Aiken Winter Colony TR
NRHP reference No. 85000992 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 9, 1985

The Aiken Training Track, with its banked turns and soft straightaways, was considered one of the best tracks in the country upon its completion in 1941. [2] [3] Notable surrounding buildings include a stable, shed and grandstand. The track and supporting structures, as well as other (non-historic register) structures may be enjoyed and viewed from the quiet roads that border the large district. The Aiken County Training Track, located in Aiken, South Carolina, was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 1985. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Aiken Training Track" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. May 9, 1985. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  3. "Aiken Training Track, Aiken County (Two Notch Rd., Aiken)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
Blue Peter's Tree at the Aiken Training Track during 2014 Aiken Trials. Aiken Trials.jpg
Blue Peter's Tree at the Aiken Training Track during 2014 Aiken Trials.
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Aiken Trials.