Fort Taber District

Wharf Rd. within Fort Rodman Military Reservation, New Bedford, Massachusetts. County/parish: Bristol.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 08, 1973. NRIS 73001954.

1 contributing building. 5 contributing structures.

Also known as:

Fort at Clark's Point
See also Lighthouses of Massachusetts

From Wikipedia:

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.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63794576