July 18th New Plates and field trip to New Bedford Mass today

Went to New Bedford Mass today, about 12 miles down the road.  Been there a couple of times before, and concentrated on not previously visited areas today-  Revisited the New Bedford Whaling Monument, and spent time on the State Docks today as well.  Turns out there is a visitor's center there that had 7 lighthouse stamps!  Huzzah!  Got stamps for Butler Flats Light, Palmer's Island Light, Three  for the Port of New Bedford, one for the Whaling City of New Bedford, and one for Clark's Point Lighthouse as well!  

Here's what I got:

Saw several working ships in the harbor, here's a sample of them:

The Voyager is one of the larger boats in the fleet-  it's a scallop boat

The working end of the Voyager

The working end of the Retriever

And, surprise, surprise!  I found the missing Lighthouse Nantucket ship at berth!  It was supposed to be at Wareham, but I found it at the State Dock-  this is one of them anyway-  

Interesting bow treatment, next to the anchor hawser- think this was for not smashing buoys?

Also went to a very interesting museum at Fort Taber, and Fort Rodman- had a lot of terrific displays dating back to the Revolutionary War.  Got a pin there as well.  There is also a lighthouse there, in the middle picture...Clark's Point Lighthouse..

Fort Taber

Also known as the Old Stone Fort, Fort Taber began to be constructed the late 1850s, and in 1862 construction became overseen by Henry Robert, author of Robert's Rules of Order.^[2] Construction was halted in 1871 and the fort as planned was never completed. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

The fort is awaiting restoration and is not open to the public.

Because of its construction history during the Civil War, local citizens called it Fort Taber after New Bedford's mayor during that period.^[3] However, the U.S. Army officially named the military reservation at the site and the fort as Fort Rodman Military Reservation, in honor of Lieutenant Colonel Logan Rodman, a New Bedford native with the 38th Massachusetts Infantry who died in the assault on Port Hudson, Louisiana in 1863.

The Clarks Point Light stands on the parapet of the fort. Originally established as a freestanding tower, it was moved to the fort in 1869 because the fort's walls obscured the beacon from some angles. it was deactivated in 1898, but was relit in 2001 by the city as a private aid to navigation.

Fort Taber Historical Association Museum

The Fort Taber Historical Association Museum is located at Fort Taber Park, and features a miniature model of the fort, uniforms from different eras during the fort's active use, photos and military memorabilia. It is operated by the Fort Taber/Fort Rodman Historical Association and opened in 2004.

Park amenities

The park includes several gun batteries, and American Revolution, American Civil War, and World War II re-enactments are held in the park.

A World War II M-4 Sherman tank recovered from the debris of Exercise Tiger is on display in the park, and serves as the US memorial for the dead of the Exercise. A commemoration ceremony is held annually

Just up from the Fort were close-up views of the Butler Flats Light, for which I got a stamp-

Here are some stray scenes from some of the older downtown buildings:

The State Piers, where I found the working boats and the Lightship Nantucket

An interesting mural, centered around the Mass 54th Battallion, of "Glory" fame

The "double bank " building 

The Visitor's Center for the National Park 

Also, saw these new plates in the last couple of days: