Historical Marker
The Academy
Historical marker location:
1795 U.S. Highway 9, Clermont, New York
( Marker is on U.S. 9, 0.1 miles north of Commons Road (County Route 6), on the left when traveling north.)
Built in 1834.
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.