Fort Rodman
Good morning and have a good weekend
Today I will share a few shots of the Fort in Fort Tabor park here in New Bedford.
Now there is some contention especially amongst the older folks, heck I just typed that and realised I am talking about people my age, dang I guess I am finally conceeding i am getting older lOL
Anyways the name of the park and the fort can be contentious when I share on Farcebook I nowadays just say the fort and dont use either name if I call the park Fort Taber, people jump on me saying it is fort Rodman and the same for the fort structure itself, but this is what I have found online
Also known as the Old Stone Fort, Fort Rodman (known as "Fort at Clark's Point" until 1898) began construction in 1857 under the third system of US fortifications, and in 1862 construction became overseen by Henry Robert, author of Robert's Rules of Order and an Army Corps of Engineers officer. The fort, as built, had emplacements for 72 cannon in three tiers; a fourth tier was originally planned, but this was removed from the design to allow more timely completion. Construction was halted in 1871, and the fort as planned was never completed.
Now for the Fort Taber part of it
After the Civil War began in April 1861, it was apparent that the Fort at Clark's Point was still years from completion. Fort Taber, a small earthwork with six cannons, was built nearby with city resources, and named after New Bedford's mayor during that period
either way whatever it is calle dits cool to walk around
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either way whatever it is called its cool to walk around
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NOw it may look quite robust from the photos, but apparently thats not the case, apparently in the past they used to open it up so people couold walk inside and check it out, but now it is deemed not structurally safe so is never opened to the public and sadly at thi9s stage there are no plans to work on it as far as I know
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along one side of it
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Now all of the earlier shots taken on various visits, were before the sun rose, this last shot is after the sun had risen on a fortification beside it, its a cool viewpoint but slippery to climb up to it so I only come up to this spot when there is good light
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And that’s all folks
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