New Bedford, MA sites
Chris MacDonald
Date of Visit: 10-8-2001
Fort Name: Fort Rodman (Fort Tabor)
Harbor Defense: New Bedford
Current Site Name: Fort Rodman Park
Current Site Use: City Park and waste water reclaimation
Is the Site open to the Public: Yes
Dates and Hours of Operation: Daily sunrise to sunset
What type of programs are offered at the Site?
Living History: None
Tours: by appointment
Museum Shop: being built
Restoration Projects: stone fort (Fort Tabor)
Are there events that the Site would like to have advertised in the CDSG Newsletter?
Event:
Description:
Dates/Times:
What is the overall condition of the Site? Getting better
The fortification area of Fort Rodman has been turned into a city park. The lighthouse has been fully restored
Battery Elements: All Endicott batteries need work-concrete, railings, paint, clearing
What is the protective status of the Site? National register and State Register of Historic Places
Current Site Owner(s): City of New Bedford
Name of Current Site Supervisor:
Title:
Mailing Address: 294 Liberty St., New Bedford, MA 02744
Phone No: (508)-991-6158
Fax: (508)-990-7947 Email: None
Web site: none
Site Support Group(s): Fort Tabor Historical Association, Inc.
Contact Person:
Mailing Address: 1000 Rodney French Blvd, New Bedford, MA 02744
Phone No: 508-994-3938
Fax:
Email: info@forttaber.org
Web site:
Is the Site itself or a responsible individual at the Site a CDSG member? yes, Chris MacDonald
What information can the CDSG provide to the management of the site?
Any information on preservation, funding, and government interaction would be appreciated
Are there any projects at the Site that would benefit from CDSG funding?
Once the museum is open, they will need help on displays
Is there anyone at the Site that would like to submit material for the CDSG Journal?
Are there any Special Situations or Conditions at the Site that could affect the Preservation of the Site? (e.g., Damage, Imminent Destruction, Rapid Deterioration, etc.)
Fire control at old fort needs work
Fort Name: Cuttyhunk Island, Location 57
Date of Visit: 08-17-2001
Harbor Defense: ?
Current Site Name:
Current Site Use: Town park
Is the Site open to the Public: sunrise to sunset
Dates and Hours of Operation: Daily
What type of programs are offered at the Site?
Tours: self guided tours
Are there events that the Site would like to have advertised in the CDSG Newsletter? No
What is the overall condition of the Site? Good
What is the condition of the Individual Fort Elements?
Batteries: concrete pads from 90 mm battery are visable and in good shape
Other Fort Elements: Observation station in good shape, pads for SCR 296 remain
What is the protective status of the Site? state historic site
Current Site Owner(s): Town of Cuttyhunk
- Site Supervisor: Cuttyhunk Historical Society
- Mailing Address: Cuttyhunk, MA 02713
Phone No: (508)-984-4611
Web site: - Is the Site itself or a responsible individual at the Site a CDSG member? No
What information can the CDSG provide to the management of the site?
How to fully restore a observation station
Are there any projects at the Site that would benefit from CDSG funding?
restoration of observation station
Is there anyone at the Site that would like to submit material for the CDSG Journal?
Are there any Special Situations or Conditions at the Site that could affect the Preservation of the Site? (e.g., Damage, Imminent Destruction, Rapid Deterioration, etc.)
No
Please indicate any significant individual batteries, base-end stations, buildings, etc.
One BES still has DPF stand in place.
Fort Name: West Island, Location 55
Harbor Defense: New Bedford?
Date of Visit: 07-08-2001
Current Site Name:
Current Site Use: park, town beach
Is the Site open to the Public: Yes
Dates and Hours of Operation: sunrise to sunset
What type of programs are offered at the Site? none
Are there events that the Site would like to have advertised in the CDSG Newsletter?
- What is the overall condition of the Site?
What is the condition of the Individual Fort Elements?
Other Fort Elements: Fire control tower has been recently repainted, needs doors and windows
What is the protective status of the Site? local site onlyCurrent Site Owner(s): Town of Fairhaven
Name of Current Site Supervisor: Fred Raphael
Title:
Mailing Address: Dept. Public Works, Arseng St., Fairhaven, MA 02719
Phone No: (508)-979-4030
Fax: Email:
Web site:
Site Support Group(s):
Name of Group: West Island Improvement Association
Contact Person:
Mailing Address: 41 Causeway Road, Fairhaven, MA 02719
Is the Site itself or a responsible individual at the Site a CDSG member? NoWhat information can the CDSG provide to the management of the site?
Are there any projects at the Site that would benefit from CDSG funding?
Is there anyone at the Site that would like to submit material for the CDSG Journal?
Are there any Special Situations or Conditions at the Site that could affect the Preservation of the Site? (e.g., Damage, Imminent Destruction, Rapid Deterioration, etc.)
