Historical Marker
Col. Van Schaick
Historical marker location:
1000 W Colvin St, Syracuse, New York
( Marker is at the intersection of West Colvin Street and Onondaga Creek Parkway, on the right when traveling west on West Colvin Street.)
Marker installed: 1930
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.