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2. www.irishnews.com › entertainment › irelandsIreland’s Alcatraz: new book on Co Cork penal colony Spike ...

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   7 hours ago · May 14, 2024 at 6:00AM BST. A MONASTIC outpost in the Celtic Sea, a fortress built to defend an Empire, a prison established to intern a nation: Spike Island’s remarkable 1,300 year history far ...

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   When did Alcatraz Island become a prison?

   • Aerial view of Alcatraz Island in January 1932. The island was used as a maximum security federal prison from 1934 to 1963. View of the interior of the Alcatraz Island prison in 1986, looking south from the third level guard station with cell block B on the left and cell block C on the right. Library of Congress photograph.

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   What was Alcatraz's first prison?

   • The defensive barracks shown in the center would later become the citadel and first prison. The 1910 Alcatraz Island plans map (1.1 mb) is a little hard to read but includes a legend that labels the various proposed buildings to be built. Note how these facility plans preview the current island layout.

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   When was Alcatraz built?

   • Sold in 1849 to the U.S. government, Alcatraz was the site of the first lighthouse (1854) on the coast of California. Thereafter other buildings were erected on the island, and the first permanent army detachment was garrisoned there in 1859. In 1861 the island was designated a residence for military offenders.

   Alcatraz Island | Facts, Escape, Native Americans, Map, & History

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   Where is the penitentiary on Alcatraz Island?

   • The federal penitentiary on Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California. The island had little vegetation and was a seabird habitat when it was explored in 1775 by Lieut. Juan Manuel de Ayala, who named it Isla de los Alcatraces (“Isle of the Pelicans”).

   Alcatraz Island | Facts, Escape, Native Americans, Map, & History

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     How Alcatraz Has Changed Throughout History

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     Alcatraz​ Before It was a Prison

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     What It Was Like To Be An Inmate At Alcatraz

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