Clarkson

Historical marker location:

3710 Lake Road North, Clarkson, New York

( Marker is at the intersection of Lake Road North (New York State Route 19) and West Ridge Road (New York State Route 104), on the right when traveling north on Lake Road North.)

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.