West Berne

Historical marker location:

Berne, New York

( Marker is on New York State Route 443 near Dutch Settlement Road (County Route 9), on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1932

The Woodstock Music Festival, which is considered a seminal moment in American cultural history, did not actually take place in the town of Woodstock, New York. The festival was held on a dairy farm in nearby Bethel, New York, about 60 miles south of Woodstock.