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the stone fort was garrisoned in 1863. Fort Taber is marked by a stone outline today, directly behind the stone fort. It was noted at the time that the stone fort's presence interfered with effective fire from Fort Taber, and a battery of field artillery was emplaced east of Fort Taber. The Fort Taber name was unofficially used to refer to the Fort at Clark's Point for many years, even by the garrison in letters home, and is used to refer to the stone fort in some recent references.
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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. It provided a temporary defense until
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on new long-range carriages, initially in open mounts. Compared with disappearing carriages, this increased the range of this type of gun from 18,400 yards (16,800 m) to 30,100 yards (27,500 m). This effectively replaced the fort's previous 8-inch guns, but those were not removed until
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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.
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is located at Fort Taber Park, and features a miniature model of the fort, uniforms from different eras during the fort's active use, photos and military memorabilia. It is operated by the Fort Taber/Fort Rodman Historical Association and opened in 2004.
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between them. It currently has a private residence built on it. A two-gun 155 mm battery was at the location until the 6-inch battery was completed in 1945, along with the harbor entrance control post for New Bedford.
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Batteries (AMTB) 931 and 932, respectively. The AMTB batteries had an authorized strength of four 90 mm guns, two on fixed mounts and two on towed mounts. An additional 90 mm battery, AMTB 933, was on
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in 1898, 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
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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.
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from February 1940 through October 1944. This unit was a battalion for most of the war, but was redesignated as a regiment September 1943 through February 1944.
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The fort's guns were all scrapped by 1948. The fort grounds and garrison buildings became a military reserve center, and eventually a
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The Fort Rodman/Fort Taber Military Museum is open Wednesdays through Sundays between 1:00pm and 4:00pm. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
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is on display in the park, and serves as the US memorial for the dead of the Exercise. A commemoration ceremony is held annually.
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of Batteries Craig and Gaston were removed due to a general removal from service of this type of gun; they were not replaced.
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re-enactments are held in the park. The stone fort and 20th-century batteries are fenced off but can be viewed.
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The Endicott period batteries at Fort Rodman were built 1898-1902, with other batteries added later as follows:
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World War II. Battery Milliken housed the post switchboard, and during World War II this was operated by the
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of the Revolutionary War. Battery Cross was named for Charles E. Cross, an engineer officer killed at the
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In 1946, with the war over, Fort Rodman was disarmed and subsequently turned over to the Commonwealth.
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Battery Milliken was built 1917-1921 as part of a general upgrade of the Coast Artillery with existing
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A Legacy in Brick and Stone: American Coastal Defense Forts of the Third System, 1816-1867, 2nd Ed
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many 5-inch guns were withdrawn from forts for potential service on field carriages on the
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for protection against air attack during the war. HD New Bedford was garrisoned by the
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was a two-gun 155 mm battery on Panama mounts, replaced in 1943 by AMTB 934, at
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Gaines, William C., Coast Artillery Organizational History, 1917-1950,
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in long-range shielded mounts with a large bunker for ammunition and
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Several additional small-caliber batteries defended New Bedford and
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in June 1918, but were remounted later without leaving the fort.
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in the Civil War. Battery Craig was named for Presley O. Craig,
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in the Civil War. Battery Gaston was named for William Gaston,
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New Bedford Textile School/New Bedford Institute of Technology
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Defending the passage to New Bedford between Dartmouth and
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In 1925 the Coast Defenses of New Bedford were renamed the
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during World War II. Chief among these was Battery 210 at
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Battery Walcott was named for William H. Walcott of the
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Fort Taber/Fort Rodman Park at Destination New Bedford
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officer. The fort, as built, had emplacements for 72
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Fort at Clark's Point
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Fort Rodman is located in Massachusetts
Fort Rodman is located in the United States
New Bedford, Massachusetts
41°35′35″N 70°54′05″W / 41.59306°N 70.90139°W / 41.59306; -70.90139
73001954

Fort Constitution

casemated

155 mm gun
Panama mount

Fort Monroe
American Civil War
New Bedford, Massachusetts
third system of US fortifications
Henry Robert
Robert's Rules of Order
Army Corps of Engineers
cannon
Endicott program
38th Massachusetts Infantry
assault on Port Hudson, Louisiana
Coast Defenses of New Bedford
United States Army Coast Artillery Corps

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