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History of Alcatraz Island, 18532008 Images of America

History of Alcatraz Island, 18532008 Images of America

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by Gregory L. Wellman

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appears in About San Francisco.

As one of America's most notorious prisons, Alcatraz has been a significant part of California's history for over 155 years. The small, lonely rock, known in sea charts by its Spanish name Isla de los Alcatraces, or Island of Pelicans, lay essentially dormant until the 1850s, when the military converted the island into a fortress to protect the boo...

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