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Schofield was built to protect Pearl Harbor

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COURTESY TROPIC LIGHTNING MUSEUM

Schofield Barracks opened in 1909 and was designed to protect Pearl Harbor from a North Shore overland attack. This drawing of Schofield Barracks is by R.H. Lawson.

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COURTESY TROPIC LIGHTNING MUSEUM

Schofield Barracks was named for Gen. John M. Schofield, who thought Pearl Harbor would makea good naval base.