Camp Niagara Military Hospital
Description
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- Type d'élément
- Slides
- Description
- Military hospital building at Camp Niagara. There is a horse drawn wagon on the left and an automobile on the right. Niagara-on-the-Lake.
- Notes
- Slide File Number: 05.88-E-3
Butler’s Barracks, which was later renamed Camp Niagara, began as a training camp for regular and militia military units. Canadians serving in the Boer War, WWI, WWII, and the Korean War trained here.The hospital at Camp Niagara was built in 1915.
Camp Niagara closed after WWII but re-opened in 1953 as a militia training area. During this time the camp returned to using its original name, Butler’s Barracks. The camp closed permanently in 1967 and was designated a National Historic Site.
- Inscriptions
- Military Hospital Building built 1915, Niagara Camp.
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- Date Unknown
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- Langage de l'élément
- English
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.2484242174529 Longitude: -79.0740376773071
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