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Fort Taber District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Fort Rodman
Fort Rodman is located in Massachusetts
Fort Rodman
Fort Rodman is located in the United States
Fort Rodman
LocationNew Bedford, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°35′35″N 70°54′05″W / 41.59306°N 70.90139°W / 41.59306; -70.90139
Built1861
ArchitectRobert E. Lee, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Architectural styleThird System fortification
NRHP reference No.73001954 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 8, 1973
8-inch M1888 disappearing gun emplacement at Fort Constitution, similar to those at Fort Rodman.
12-inch casemated gun, similar to the guns at Battery Milliken.
A 155 mm gun on a Panama mount.
90 mm M1 gun on T3/M3 fixed seacoast mount at Fort Monroe, Virginia.

Fort Taber District or the Fort at Clark's Point is a historic American Civil War-era military fort on Wharf Road within the former Fort Rodman Military Reservation in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The fort is now part of Fort Taber Park, a 47-acre town park located at Clark's Point. Fort Taber was an earthwork built nearby with city resources and garrisoned 1861-1863 until Fort Rodman was ready for service.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

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