Fort Taber District | |
Location | New Bedford, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 41°35′35″N 70°54′05″W / 41.59306°N 70.90139°W |
Built | 1861 |
Architect | Robert E. Lee, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
Architectural style | Third System fortification |
NRHP reference No. | 73001954 [1] |
Added to NRHP | February 8, 1973 |
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.