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  2. Alcatraz Island - Wikipedia

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    Alcatraz Island ( / ˈælkəˌtræz /) 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. In 1934, the island was converted into a federal prison, Alcatraz Federal ...

  3. Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary - Wikipedia

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    United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, also known simply as Alcatraz ( English: / ˈælkəˌtræz /, 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. The site of a fort since the 1850s, the ...

  4. Unthanksgiving Day - Wikipedia

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    Unthanksgiving Day. Unthanksgiving Day (or Un-Thanksgiving Day ), also known as The Indigenous Peoples Sunrise Ceremony, is an event held on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay to honor the indigenous peoples of the Americas and promote their rights. [1] It coincides with the National Day of Mourning held in Massachusetts.

  5. San Francisco cable car system - Wikipedia

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    The San Francisco cable car system is the world's last manually operated cable car system and an icon of the city of San Francisco.The system forms part of the intermodal urban transport network operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway, which also includes the separate E Embarcadero and F Market & Wharves heritage streetcar lines, and the Muni Metro modern light rail system.

  6. List of Alcatraz escape attempts - Wikipedia

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    List of Alcatraz escape attempts. Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay was the site of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary between 1934 and 1963. There were a total of 14 escape attempts from the prison made by 34 prisoners during this time. [ 1] Two men tried twice, making for a total of 36 individual escape attempts; fifteen were caught, eight gave ...

  7. Alcatraz Morgue - Wikipedia

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    Alcatraz Morgue. Coordinates: 37°49′38″N 122°25′25″W. Morgue exterior in 2008. Alcatraz Morgue is the morgue on Alcatraz Island, off the coast of San Francisco, California, United States. It is located on the northwestern side of the island towards the centre, halfway between the Alcatraz Water Tower and the Dining Hall, below the ...

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