Ghosts of the SouthCoast by Tim Weisberg

Author:Tim Weisberg
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: The History Press

Fort Taber–Fort Rodman

After the British successfully raided and burned much of the SouthCoast’s homes in 1778, local merchants started pulling together the funds and manpower necessary to erect some means of protection along the shores of New Bedford Harbor at Clark’s Point.

At first, they put up a wooden beacon in 1797; a lighthouse followed in 1804. But, following the War of 1812, the need for better defense had more citizens concerned about protecting the city and its growing whaling industry from outside invaders. In the late 1840s, it was decided that a permanent military fort was needed at Clark’s Point, but it wasn’t until 1857 that they purchased the lands necessary to do so. Meanwhile, the Civil War broke out, and on May 11, 1861, Fort Taber became operational. Its construction was overseen by Captain Henry Martyn Robert, who would later devise Robert’s Rules of Order, which are still in use today.

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