District #1

Historical marker location:

Pittsford, New York

( Marker is at the intersection of Mendon Road (New York State Route 64) and Mendon Center Road, on the right when traveling west on Mendon Road.)

Marker installed: 1939

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.