Woodstock, NY

About Woodstock

• • Folk singer/songwriter, Happy Traum, calls Woodstock, NY home.
• • Maverick Concerts, America's oldest continuous summer chamber music festival, started here.
• • Artists' colony by Hervey White in 1902 made Woodstock a famous art destination.
• • Woodstock was the first town in Ulster County to elect a female supervisor.
• • The Ashokan Reservoir's creation displaced many families in the early 1900s.
• • Named for Woodstock, England, it was established in 1787.
• • With ~5,800 people, it's smaller than when the famous festival happened nearby.
• • Elevation is 581 feet, contributing to its scenic beauty.
• • Tourism and the arts drive the local economy.
• • A whimsical, artistic, and free-spirited atmosphere fills the mountain air.
• • The New York Yankees, 90 miles away, hold 27 World Series titles.
• • The Catskill High School boys' basketball team won the state championship in 1996.

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