Camp Hughes

Camp Hughes
Trenches at Camp Hughes built for training soldiers for battle in World War One
LocationManitoba, Canada
Nearest cityNorth Cypress – Langford
Coordinates49°53′1.47″N 099°33′4.82″W / 49.8837417°N 99.5513389°W / 49.8837417; -99.5513389
Established1909 (used until 1934)
FounderGovernment of Canada
Designated2011

Camp Hughes was a Canadian military training camp, located in the Municipality of North Cypress – Langford west of the town of Carberry in Manitoba, Canada. It was actively used for Army training from 1909 to 1934 and as a communications station from the early 1960s until 1991.

Camp Hughes was designated as a National Historic Site of Canada in 2011. It features an intact World War I battlefield terrain, which was created for training purposes by the Canadian Department of Militia between 1915 and 1916. It is now one of the only World War One era trench systems remaining in the world.[1]

  1. ^ Camp Hughes National Historic Site of Canada. Directory of Federal Heritage Designations. Parks Canada. Retrieved 27 April 2012.