Fort Rodman

Good Morning, and have a good day

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 iIam 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

Over the last couple of weeks most mornings have bene kind of foggy and dreary, so I have gone otot he Fort a few times for my morning walks knowing its not going to be any good for sunrise photos, so I have played around with a bit of light painting and then focused on gettign my steps in, often walking around Fort Rodman so I have a few shots of it to share

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