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1. zh.wikipedia.org › wiki › 阿爾卡特拉斯島阿爾卡特拉斯島 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书

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   阿爾卡特拉斯島 （英語： Alcatraz Island ），又譯 亞卡拉島 [5] ，俗稱 巨岩 （ The Rock ），是位于 美國 加州 舊金山灣 内，距離 旧金山 市区1.5英里（2.4千米）的一座小島，面積0.0763平方公里 [2] ，四面峭壁深水，聯外交通不易。. 早期島上建有 燈塔 ，是一軍事 ...

2. www.history.com › news › native-american-activistsWhen Native American Activists Occupied Alcatraz Island

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   Nov 20, 2014 · When an October 1969 fire destroyed San Francisco’s American Indian Center, an activist group known as “Indians of All Tribes” set their sights on the unused land at Alcatraz. A handful of ...

3. www.nps.gov › alca › indexAlcatraz Island (U.S. National Park Service)

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   Alcatraz reveals stories of American incarceration, justice, and our common humanity. This small island was once a fort, a military prison, and a maximum security federal penitentiary. In 1969, the Indians of All Tribes occupied Alcatraz for 19 months in the name of freedom and Native American civil rights. We invite you to explore Alcatraz's complex history and natural beauty.

4. www.nps.gov › alca › planyourvisitOperating Hours & Seasons - Alcatraz Island (U.S. National ...

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   Apr 27, 2021 · Alcatraz Island. Open: All Year; Phone: (415) 561-4900; Location: Alcatraz Island is located in the middle of the San Francisco Bay. A ferry, located at Piers 31-33 (cross streets of Embarcadero & Bay Street) will take you to the island. Just remember to make your reservation in advance since this popular attraction tends to sell out up to a ...

5. www.bop.gov › about › historyBOP: Alcatraz - Federal Bureau of Prisons

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   While the exact meaning is still debated, Alcatraz is usually defined as meaning "pelican" or "strange bird." In 1850, a presidential order set aside the island for possible use as a United States military reservation. The California Gold Rush, the resulting boom in the growth of San Francisco, and the need to protect San Francisco Bay led the ...

6. www.nps.gov › now-and-then-alcatrazNow And Then: Alcatraz Island - Golden Gate National ...

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   Jun 13, 2018 · Alcatraz was closed on orders of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy in 1963. On November 20, 1969 a group of 93 American Indians landed on Alcatraz, claimed the island as Indian property under the 1868 treaty that allowed Indians to appropriate surplus federal land. They offered to buy the island for “$24 in glass beads and red cloth”.

7. www.visitcalifornia.com › experience › alcatraz-0Insider’s Guide to San Francisco’s Alcatraz Island

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   In 1854, the West Coast’s first lighthouse was built on San Francisco Bay’s Alcatraz Island to guide the ships coming and going through the Golden Gate. Government officials quickly decided that the tiny, 22-acre island aptly nicknamed “The Rock” was also an ideal location for a federal penitentiary—so close and yet so far from bustling San Francisco.