The federal prison of Alcatraz was located in Alcatraz island in San Francisco. When the American civil war broke on 1861, Alcatraz had soldiers, canons, guns and more. They did not kill, they just imprisioned their enemies in the military prision that was then Alcatraz. (It was also used as a lighthouse back then.) . It was a prison from 1933 to 1963. The first group of prisioners arrived in 1934. this era of Alcatraz brought the stories you and I love. In November 1969 the island was occupied by Native Indians who claimed it was their land. in 1986 Alcatraz island was known as a national historic landmark. There were no succesful escape attempts in its history.
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