William McCreedy

Historical marker location:

Brutus, New York

( Marker is on North State Road (New York State Route 34 at milepost 30.5), 0.2 miles south of Downs Road, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1976

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.