Bethel Woods in Sullivan County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Woodstock
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, April 18, 2022
1. Woodstock Music Festival Site Marker
Musical Festival Site
August 1969
has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
in February 2017
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Bethel Woods Center For The Arts
Erected 2017 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 123.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1969.
Location. 41° 41.835′ N, 74° 52.911′ W. Marker is in Bethel Woods, New York, in Sullivan County. It is at the intersection of Hurd Road and BethelWoods Drive, on the right when traveling north on Hurd Road. Located at the entrance to the Museum At Bethel Woods. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bethel NY 12720, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Hudson Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Woodstock Music and Arts Fair (approx. 0.4 miles away); Woodstock Festival Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Max and Miriam Yasgur (approx. 1.4 miles away); Last Piece of Yasgur Farm (approx. 1.4 miles away); Kauneonga Lake (approx. 2.7 miles away); Bethel Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); 250 Years of Liberty (approx. 2.7 miles away); Spreading Peace and Love (approx. 2.7 miles away).
Also see . . . Woodstock (Wikipedia). (Submitted on April 29, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, April 18, 2022
2. Woodstock Marker
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, April 18, 2022
3. Museum At Bethel Woods
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, April 18, 2022
4. Woodstock Site. Farmer Max Yasgur's hay field in 1969.
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, April 18, 2022
5. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Photographed by Scott J. Payne, April 18, 2022
6. Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, August 29, 2026
7. Woodstock Marker
This road leads north from the Museum at Bethel Woods to the Woodstock Music Festival Site.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, August 29, 2026
8. Woodstock Music Festival Site
A nearby marker has been placed at the festival grounds.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2022, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. This page has been viewed 2,024 times since then and 146 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 21, 2022, by Scott J. Payne of Deposit, New York. 7, 8. submitted on September 6, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
