Alcatraz Island
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alcatraz-island-166-12939906
title:
Alcatraz Island
text:
Alcatraz Island is a small island 1.25 miles (2.01 km) offshore from San Francisco, California, United States. 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 Penitentiary. The strong currents around the island and cold water temperatures made escape nearly impossible, and the prison became one of the most notorious in American history. The
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Island in San Francisco Bay, California, U.S.
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcatraz_Island
date created:
2002-07-24T19:33:01Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T02:21:09Z
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13
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