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2. Fort Alcatraz - Wikipedia

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   Fort Alcatraz was a United States Army coastal fortification on Alcatraz Island near the mouth of San Francisco Bay in California, part of the Third System of fixed fortifications, although very different from most other Third System works.

3. Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary - Wikipedia

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   United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, also known simply as Alcatraz (English: / ˈ æ l k ə ˌ t r æ z /, Spanish: [a l k a ˈ t ɾ a θ] "the gannet") or The Rock, was a maximum security federal prison on Alcatraz Island, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) off the coast of San Francisco, California, United States.

4. List of forts in California - Wikipedia

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   Fort Alcatraz [1] San Francisco Bay: San Francisco: November 6, 1850: 1934: United States Army: Camp Alert: Pioneer Race Course: San Francisco: 1862: 1865: Union Army: Fort Anderson: Redwood Creek: Humboldt: 1862 1864: 1862 1866: Union Army: Fort Baker: near Bridgeville: Humboldt: March 23, 1862: November 1863: Union Army Lime Point Military ...

5. Alcatraz Island - Wikipedia

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   Alcatraz Island (/ ˈ æ l k ə ˌ t r æ z /) is a small island 1.25 miles (2.01 km) offshore from San Francisco, California, United States. [1] The island was developed in the mid-19th century with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, and a military prison.

6. List of coastal fortifications of the United States - Wikipedia

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   California: Fort Point/Fort Winfield Scott/Castillo de San Joaquin: San Francisco: San Francisco: Colonial, Third System: 1794: 1900: 1970: National park California: Fort Alcatraz: Alcatraz Island: San Francisco: Third System, 1870s: 1858: 1876: 1934: National park, fort mostly buried by prison construction, a few casemates remain California ...

7. Occupation of Alcatraz - Wikipedia

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   The Occupation of Alcatraz (November 20, 1969 – June 11, 1971) was a 19-month long occupation by 89 American Indians and their supporters of Alcatraz Island and its prison complex, classified as abandoned surplus federal land. [1]

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9. Alcatraz Wharf - Wikipedia

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   The wharf, or boat dock, was established on Alcatraz in the 1850s to permit the landing of men and building materials to construct a fort completed in 1859. In 1867, the General McPherson was built to serve the island and other military institutions in the San Francisco Bay Area, as Alcatraz became a long-term military prison from 1868. The ...