Results for Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island Indian Occupation Site
In the fall of 1969, Alcatraz Island was the site of the m...
Alcatraz Island
Begun as a military fortification and the site of the firs...
National Historic Landmark - Alcatraz Island
America's most famous 20th century prison, Alcatraz Island...
Results for Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Island Indian Occupation Site
In the fall of 1969, Alcatraz Island was the site of the most significant Native American protest in modern history. Frustrated by years of oppression and aggregated treaties, seventy-nine Native Americans eluded a Coast Guard blockade and took possession of ...
Alcatraz Island
Begun as a military fortification and the site of the first U.S. lighthouse on the Pacific Coast (1854), Alcatraz was the first official Army prison in the nation. In 1934, the facility was transferred to civilian authority and it became ...
National Historic Landmark - Alcatraz Island
America's most famous 20th century prison, Alcatraz Island's significance predates the opening of the Federal Penitentiary in 1963. Named by Spanish explorers in honor of the large number of Pelican's residing on the rocky island, Alcatraz has stood guard over ...
