Historical Marker

MetroTech / Downtown Brooklyn

Historical marker location:
357 Adams St, Brooklyn, New York
( Marker is at the intersection of Brooklyn Bridge Boulevard and Willoughby Plaza, on the right when traveling north on Brooklyn Bridge Boulevard.)

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.