Alcatraz San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
A notorious federal prison, historic Alcatraz is also a Civil War fortress, the home of the first lighthouse on the West Coast, and the birthplace of the Indian Red Power movement.
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A notorious federal prison, historic Alcatraz is also a Civil War fortress, the home of the first lighthouse on the West Coast, and the birthplace of the Indian Red Power movement. Today it is a national park, easily accessed by ferry from San Francisco.