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Photographer: Don Morfe
Taken: November 12, 2008
Caption: Schofield Barracks is named for Major General John M. Schofield-In the Museum
Additional Description: He was Commanding General of the U.S. Army 1888-1895. Major General Schofield visited Hawaii in 1872 to determine the defense capabilities of its various ports. Schofield was quick to see Pearl Harbor's potential as a naval base, and Hawaii's Pacific strategic importance to the United States. Later in a confidential report to the Secretary of War, Schofield recommended a reciprocity treaty between the U.S. and the Hawaiian monarch guaranteeing exclusive use of Pearl Harbor. He wrote that it would be "a serious misfortune to the United States for any other nation to get control of the island." The rest, as they say, is history. Our story begins with Outpost Hawaii, on display to your left.
Submitted: March 9, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p302154
File Size: 3.308 Megabytes

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