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6 years ago
“Woodstock might have faded as a tourist destination if not for the largesse of Laurance Rockefeller, who adopted the town after marrying Mary Billings French, granddaughter of railroad magnate and summer resident Frederick Billings. Besides saving little Suicide Six from its likely demise, Rockefeller bought and restored the landmark Woodstock Inn & Resort, expanded the country club and Nordic ski center (now with 18½ miles of trails), donated the Billings mansion and farm to the National Park Service, and even funded the burying of power lines in order to preserve the downtown’s 19th-century look.”
— Home Sweet Home
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