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Alcatraz island prison – prison on the Rock

Discovered by a Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala in 1775 got a name Isla de los Alcatraces for the colony of pelicans nesting here. In 1854 the Army established a fortress on the island, called Alcatraz already, as part of the harbor defense, then converted it into a military prison during the Civil War. […]
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