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Alcatraz Island

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Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island
Phone:
+1 415-561-4900

Address:
Pier 33, B201 Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA 94122

Alcatraz Island is located in San Francisco Bay, 1.25 miles offshore from San Francisco, California, United States. The small island was developed with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, a military prison , and a federal prison from 1934 until 1963. Beginning in November 1969, the island was occupied for more than 19 months by a group of Native Americans from San Francisco, who were part of a wave of Native activism across the nation, with public protests through the 1970s. In 1972, Alcatraz became part of a national recreation area and received designation as a National Historic Landmark in 1986. Today, the island's facilities are managed by the National Park Service as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area; it is open to tours. Visitors can reach the island in a little under 15 minutes by ferry ride from Pier 33, located between the San Francisco Ferry Building and Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco. Hornblower Cruises and Events, operating under the name Alcatraz Cruises, is the official ferry provider to and from the island. Alcatraz Island is home to the abandoned prison, the site of 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 . According to a 1971 documentary on the history of Alcatraz, the island measures 1,675 feet by 590 feet and is 135 feet at highest point during mean tide. The total area of the island is reported to be 22 acres .Landmarks on the island include the Main Cellhouse, Dining Hall, Library, Lighthouse, the ruins of the Warden's House and Officers' Club, Parade Grounds, Building 64, Water Tower, New Industries Building, Model Industries Building, and the Recreation Yard.
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