Alcatraz Island-141' (San Francisco North) (37.8267199, -122.4228329)
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Alcatraz Shoal-0' (San Francisco North) (37.8252778, -122.4347222 )
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- Alcatraz Island
- Begun as a military fortification and the site of the first U.S. lighthouse on the Pacific Coast (1854), Alcatraz was the first official Army prison in the nation. In 1934, the facility was transferred to civilian authority and it became the repository for the most hardened criminals. Alcatraz represents the far end of the penological spectrum, designed for punishment and incarceration only, rather than rehabilitation. The prison was closed in 1963, and ten years later the island was opened to the public as the first unit of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
- Also known as:
- Yerba Buena Island
- Isla de Alcatraces
- Isle of Alcatraces-California’s Geographic Names by Durham, David L.
- White Island-California’s Geographic Names by Durham, David L.
- Alcatraces Island-California’s Geographic Names by Durham, David L.
- Alcatrazes Island-Historic Spots in California. 3rd edition. by Hoover, Mildred B., et al.
- Bird Island-Historic Spots in California. 3rd edition. by Hoover, Mildred B., et al.
- Isla De Alcatraces
- Los Alcatrasses-Historic Spots in California. 3rd edition. by Hoover, Mildred B., et al
- Pelican Island
- The Rock
- Yerba Buena
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