The site of the 1969 Woodstock Festival has been named to the New York State and national registers of historic places. The announcement was made Tuesday afternoon by New York governor Andrew Cuomo. He calls Woodstock, "A pivotal moment in both New York and American history, bringing together the unique art and music in an event that changed this nation's cultural and political landscape."
Located two hours northwest of New York in the Sullivan County town of Bethel, what had been Max Yasgur's dairy farm drew 400,000 people to see three days of music by artists like Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Janis Joplin, Creedence Clearwater Revival and Sly and the Family Stone. The land is now home to an outdoor venue, the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, and a museum honoring those "three days of peace and music." (Poughkeepsie Journal).