Near Woodstock in Ulster County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Byrdcliffe

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 7, 2020

1. Byrdcliffe Marker

Inscription. On the hill above in 1902 R. R. Whitehead led workers in many arts and crafts to try an experiment in utopian living.

Erected 1987 by Woodstock Bicentennial.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 42° 2.952′ N, 74° 7.691′ W. Marker is near Woodstock, New York, in Ulster County. It is at the intersection of Glasco Turnpike and Upper Byrdcliffe Road on Glasco Turnpike. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Woodstock NY 12498, 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

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Glasco Turnpike (approx. half a mile away); Tannery Brook (approx. ¾ mile away); Jonathan Apple (approx. ¾ mile away); Newkirk House (approx. ¾ mile away); Baehr’s Store (approx. 1½ miles away); Glassmakers (approx. 1.8 miles away); National Youth Administration Woodstock Resident Work Center (approx. 1.9 miles away); Maverick Road (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodstock.

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Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 7, 2020

2. Byrdcliffe Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 348 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on August 27, 2025, by Caleb Kemplin of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 7, 2020, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.