Houston Tavern

Historical marker location:

Clarkson, New York

( Marker is on Ridge Road West (New York State Route 104) 0.2 miles east of Gallup Road.)

Marker installed: 1932

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.