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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.
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.
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 ...
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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.
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 ...
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This list of museums in the San Francisco Bay Area is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.