Historical Marker
Freeport Post Office
Historical marker location:
132 W Merrick Road, Freeport, New York
( Marker is at the intersection of W Merrick Road and South Ocean Avenue, on the right when traveling west on W Merrick Road.)
Marker installed: 2009
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.