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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1989
Page
5
A massive crowd at Yasgur's farm pours into the alfalfa field, flooding pastures and yards as promoters and backstage crews scramble. Richie Havens finally performs at 5:07 p.m., kick starting Woodstock amid rain, mud, and heavy anticipation. This landmark three day event becomes a defining moment for a generation.
About 25 000 people camped around the Woodstock site the day before August 14 1969. Hippies spread over Yasgur’s land and adjacent farmland as fences collapsed and vehicles filled meadows. Portable toilets ran low on supplies while stagework continued through the night and crowds surged in.
Crowds swarmed the Woodstock site amid bumper to bumper traffic across Routes 17 17B 42 55 and 97 as five key roads into Bethel and White Lake area clogged. Guards and police kept order while vendors fed and watered road weary festival goers and promoters announced free events as crowds pressed toward the stage.
Weather and crowds defined Day Two at Woodstock with 300000 campers at the site and 100000 nearby as hundreds more streamed in. Vendors offered drugs, food, and wares while medical teams treated over five thousand by nightfall and a 17 year old died after being run over by a tractor.
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