Fort Rodman

Fort Rodman (1898-1947) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1898 in Bristol County, Massachusetts on the site of previous fortifications, Fort Taber and Fort at Clark's Point. Named in G.O. 106, 23 Jul 1898, after Ltc.William Logan Rodman, 38th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, who was killed in action during the U.S. Civil War at Port Hudson, Louisiana, 27 May 1863. Post declared surplus in 1947.

Endicott Period

Part of the Harbor Defense of New Bedford.

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World War I

World War II

Current Status

Part of Fort Taber Park, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

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Location: Fort Tabor Park, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

Maps & Images

Lat: 41.592923 Long: -70.901417

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Sources:

Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 409
U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of New Bedford, (CC-SUP-NEWB-43), 1 Feb 1945, CDSG
Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library

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