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Bookmark or Share- Alcatraz Island | Facts & History | BritannicaAlcatraz Island, byname The Rock, rocky island in San Francisco Bay, California, U.S. The island occupies an area of 22 acres (9 hectares) and is located 1.5 miles (2 km) offshore.
- Chilling Facts About Alcatraz, The World's Most Infamous PrisonAlcatraz Island, AKA “The Rock,” is a small island located in San Francisco Bay, California. Between 1934 and 1963 the island was used as a federal prison. During that time, it housed some of the country’s most dangerous criminals, including Al Capone and Robert Stroud.
- Alcatraz - Prison, Location & Al Capone - HISTORYThe federal prison on Alcatraz Island in the chilly waters of California’s San Francisco Bay housed some of America’s most difficult and dangerous felons during its years of operation from 1934 to...
- Alcatraz Escape — FBILocated on a lonely island in the middle of San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz—aka “The Rock”—had held captives since the Civil War. But it was in 1934, the highpoint of a major war on crime, that...
- Alcatraz Island - WikipediaAccording to a 1971 documentary on the history of Alcatraz, the island measures 1,675 feet (511 m) by 590 feet (180 m) and is 135 feet (41 m) at highest point during mean tide. The total area of the island is reported to be 22 acres (8.9 ha).
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