Alcatraz (The Rock) - San Francisco, CA
Posted by: lazyCachers
N 37° 49.595 W 122° 25.371
10S E 550791 N 4186731
The former island prison is located in the San Francisco Bay.
Waymark Code: WM3TDE
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2008
Views: 81
It served as a lighthouse, then a military fortification, then a military prison followed by a federal prison until 1963. It became a national recreation area in 1972 and received landmarking designations in 1976 and 1986.
It is home to the now-abandoned prison, the oldest operating lighthouse on the west coast of the United States, early military fortifications, and natural features such as rock pools, a seabird colony (mostly Western Gulls, cormorants, and egrets), and unique views of the coastline.
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