- Plan Your Visit - Alcatraz Island (U. S. National Park Service)
Plan on spending at least a few hours on Alcatraz exploring the exhibits, checking out the video presentations or audio tours Jr Ranger books and programs are often available, and ranger tours are available every day!
- Alcatraz Island - Wikipedia
Alcatraz Island is the site of the abandoned federal prison, the oldest operating lighthouse on the West Coast of the United States, early military fortifications, and natural features such as rock pools and a seabird colony (mostly western gulls, cormorants, and egrets)
- Alcatraz Island | Facts, Escape, Native Americans, Map, History . . .
Alcatraz Island, also known as ‘The Rock,’ a rocky island in San Francisco Bay, off the coast of California, in the United States From 1934 to 1963, a facility on the island served as a federal prison for some of the most dangerous civilian prisoners
- Alcatraz Fact Sheet | Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Today, Alcatraz is not just a place—it’s a purpose It uses its complex legacy to spark public dialogue, connecting the past to some of the most pressing issues facing our nation today
- Things to Do on Alcatraz Island | Visit California
In 1854, the West Coast’s first lighthouse was built on San Francisco Bay’s Alcatraz Island to guide the ships coming and going through the Golden Gate Government officials quickly decided that the tiny, 22-acre island aptly nicknamed “The Rock” was also an ideal location for a federal penitentiary—so close and yet so far from
- BOP: Alcatraz
While the exact meaning is still debated, Alcatraz is usually defined as meaning "pelican" or "strange bird " In 1850, a presidential order set aside the island for possible use as a United States military reservation
- Alcatraz - Prison, Location Al Capone | HISTORY
Today, historic Alcatraz Island, which was also the site of a U S military prison from the late 1850s to 1933, is a popular tourist destination
- Alcatraz Island | National Park Foundation
Break the rules and you go to prison, break the prison rules and you go to Alcatraz Steeped in mystery, culture, and maybe even a few ghosts, Alcatraz Island is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the National Park Service
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