Fort Tabor or Fort Rodman
by Veterans Aerial Media LLC
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Fort Tabor or Fort Rodman
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Veterans Aerial Media LLC
Medium
Photograph - Aerial Photography
Description
On September 24, 1857, the federal government purchased the Edward Wing Howland farm on Clark’s Point for $7,000 to establish a defensive military fort. The initial funding was $50,000 for a 70 gun defensive fort.
On May 11, 1861, a temporary defensive position was completed and unofficially named Fort Taber after current New Bedford Mayor Issac C. Taber (1860-1862). It was built to help defend the area during the Confederate navy during the Civil War. The federal government called it “the fort at Clark’s Point.”
In 1898, the entire military property was officially named Fort Rodman in honor of Lt. Col. William Logan Rodman of New Bedford, killed in the Civil War battle at Port Hudson,
After World War II, Fort Rodman was declared surplus and in the 1970s part of the facility was sold to the City of New Bedford.
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November 15th, 2018
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