Butler's Barracks, Canada-- Part 2: Named for John Butler and Training Site for Many Wars

By 1854, the site was known as Butler's Barracks, named in honor of John Butler who commanded Butler's Rangers, Loyalist soldiers who founded the town of Niagara towards the end of the American Revolution. Also, by 1854, there were twenty buildings on the six acre site, surrounded by an extensive log palisade.

Buildings included the Commissariat, Officer's Quarters, the Commandant's Quarters, the Hospital (former Indian Council House), a fuel yard and storehouses.

The site was transferred to the new Dominion of Canada in 1871 and it was used as a summer training camp for both regular and militia units.  Soldiers who were trained here served in the Boer War, World War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict and peacekeeping efforts in the 20th century.

Today, Butler's Barracks commemorates over 150 years of Canada's military history.  Four original British colonial buildings and one Canadian built structure remain on the site.

A Place For many Wars.  --Brock-Perry