Fort Rodman
Today I will share a few shots of the old Fort in Fort Tabor park here in New Bedford.
Now there is some contention especially amongst the older folks, heck I just typed that and realised I am talking about people my age, dang I guess I am finally conceeding I am getting older lOL
Anyways the name of the park and the fort can be contentious when I share on Farcebook I nowadays just say the fort and dont use either name if I call the park Fort Taber, people jump on me saying it is fort Rodman and the same for the fort structure itself, but this is what I have found online
Also known as the Old Stone Fort, Fort Rodman (known as "Fort at Clark's Point" until 1898) began construction in 1857 under the third system of US fortifications, and in 1862 construction became overseen by Henry Robert, author of Robert's Rules of Order and an Army Corps of Engineers officer. The fort, as built, had emplacements for 72 cannon 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.
Now for the Fort Taber part of it
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
but back to the fort which is the focus for this post, starting with a shot at sunrise
Sony A7iv 19mm F11 1 Sec ISO 100
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I just noticed on that first shot the exposure time is one second, not intentional, as I was probably using Aperture priority mode which means I control the aperture setting and ISO and the camera adjusts the exposure time, but not sure I can remember sharing a shot with it at one second,
OK i will admit thats probably only interesting to me lOL
another angle of the fort
Sony A7iv 25mm F5 15 Sec ISO 100
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and yet another angle on a morning we had a nice sunrise
Sony A7iv 17mm F11 1.3 Sec ISO 100
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andf a last shot to finish off the post
Sony A7iv 21mm F11 2 Sec ISO 100
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And that’s all folks
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So they are two separate forts, but within the same vicinity of each other?
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Every time you show us photos of this stone fort, I can't help but admire it.
What beautiful architecture.
Have a great day.
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Your post has just been curated and upvoted by @Ecency , keep up the good work !
Good day, Mr. @tattoodjay.
What a beautiful place, and what a contradiction in its name! Thank you so much for sharing these lovely photos and the story of the place.
Excellent photos.
Lol when I talk about my age I'm feeling older too by the way amazing shots of the fort!!💖
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Nice shots of the fort 👍 I like having a bit more lighting which reveals the stone work. You often photograph the fort in the pre-dawn with more of a focus on the morning colors than on the fort.