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Butler's Barracks in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Description
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
Black and white photograph of two storey, log and brick building surrounded by trees. Built in 1817/1818, this structure served as soldiers' barrack in the 19th century and could accomodate up to 100 men. After Dominion of Canada was formed in 1867, Butler's Barracks changed name to Camp Niagara and became a training camp for Canadian troops.
Butler’s Barracks are located at the edge of the Commons behind the Fort George National Historic Site of Canada in Niagara-on-the-Lake.


Notes
Negatives from Pat Arrington
Inscriptions
Reverse:
"Butler's Barracks
c. 1778
King St. nr Mary NOTL"
Date of Original
Summer 1977
Dimensions
Width: 17.5 cm
Height: 12.5 cm
Subject(s)
Historic buildings
Historic sites
Military facilities
Nineteen seventies
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont
Fort George
Butler's Barracks- Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
Niagara (Ont.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Local identifier
NPL00057
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
Copyright Statement
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Contact
Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
Email:localhistory@notlpl.org
Website
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