Historical Marker
City Downtown
Historical marker location:
85 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie, New York
( Marker is at the intersection of Civic Center Plaza and Mansion Street, on the right when traveling north on Civic Center Plaza.)
A Notable Industrial and Civic Center. Greater Walkway Experience.
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.