Alcatraz Island
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Top 1000
Top 1000Wonder Type: Cultural
Country: United States of America
Best of: Fortification, Prison
Description:
Alcatraz Island is a small island developed with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, a military prison (1868), and a federal prison from 1934 until 1963. During the 29 years it was in use, the jail held some of the most notorious criminals in American history and the penitentiary claimed that no prisoner successfully escaped. [More Details]
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