Aiken Training Track

Historic horse-racing track in South Carolina, United States

United States historic place


Aiken Training Track
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Aiken Training Track
33°32′35″N 81°42′30″W / 33.54306°N 81.70833°W / 33.54306; -81.70833
Area	75 acres (30 ha)
Built	1941
Architect	Coward, Ira
MPS	Aiken Winter Colony TR
NRHP reference No.	85000992^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 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

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Aiken Training Track" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. May 9, 1985. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
^ "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.