Historical Marker
Cooper Union
Historical marker location:
New York, New York
( Marker is at the intersection of Astor Place and Cooper Square, on the right when traveling east on Astor Place.)
Marker installed: 1959
Landmarks of New York.
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.