First Settlers

Historical marker location:

1353 County Line Road, Kendall, New York

( Marker is at the intersection of County Line Road (New York State Route 272) and Sand Road, on the left when traveling north on County Line 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.