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Aiken Mile Track

Historic horse-racing track in South Carolina, United States

United States historic place


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

Aiken Mile Track
33°32′37″N 81°41′53″W / 33.54361°N 81.69806°W / 33.54361; -81.69806
Area	60 acres (24 ha)
Built	1936
Built by	Ira Coward
MPS	Aiken Winter Colony TR
NRHP reference No.	85000991^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 9, 1985

Aiken Mile Track, located in Aiken, South Carolina, was built around 1936 during the heart of the Great Depression.^[2]^[3] Horses and horse racing is known as the “sport of kings.” Within that context it is significant that such a track should be built during a time of nationwide double-digit unemployment, and noteworthy in the sense that it contributed to Aiken's success as an equestrian center and “Winter Colony” during those difficult days. The landmark consists of outbuildings as well, including numerous barns. It is an accessible landmark, no more than a few miles from downtown Aiken. Aiken Mile Track 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 Mile Track" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. May 9, 1985. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
^ "Aiken Mile Track, Aiken County (Banks Mill Rd., Aiken)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved November 26, 2012.