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 Fort Taber District - New Bedford, MA Posted by:  Lat34North
N 41° 35.576 W 070° 54.035
19T E 341595 N 4606325
Fort Taber District is located at the end of Rodney French Blvd, New Bedford, MA. The area around the fort is now a park, the fort its self is NOT open to the public.
Waymark Code: WMMRJ9
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 10/29/2014
Views: 2
Also known as the Old Stone Fort, Fort Taber began to be constructed the late 1850s, and in 1862 construction became overseen by Henry Robert, author of Robert's Rules of Order. Construction was halted in 1871 and the fort as planned was never completed. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
The fort is awaiting restoration and is not open to the public.
Because of its construction history during the Civil War, local citizens called it Fort Taber after New Bedford's mayor during that period. However, the U.S. Army officially named the military reservation at the site and the fort as Fort Rodman Military Reservation, in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Logan Rodman, a New Bedford native with the 38th Massachusetts Infantry who died in the assault on Port Hudson, Louisiana in 1863.
The Clarks Point Light stands on the parapet of the fort. Originally established as a freestanding tower, it was moved to the fort in 1869 because the fort's walls obscured the beacon from some angles. it was deactivated in 1898, but was relit in 2001 by the city as a private aid to navigation.
Source: Wikipedia - Fort Rodman
More Information: Fort Taber ~ Fort Rodman Historical Association - Fort Taber ~ Fort Rodman
Open: sunrise to sunset.
Street address:
Wharf Rd. within Fort Rodman Military Reservation , New Bedford
New Bedford, MA USA
02744
County / Borough / Parish: Bristol
Year listed: 1973
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event / Commerce, Industry
Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Historic function: Defense / Coast Guard Facility, Fortification
Current function: Work In Progress / Park
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.
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