Alcatraz Tours

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Alcatraz Tours

Park rangers conduct tours by recounting the prison's thrilling history along with intriguing anecdotes about Al Capone and other legendary figures that made a

San Francisco

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San Francisco is a popular international tourist destination, renowned for its chilly summer fog, steep rolling hills, eclectic mix of Victorian and modern architecture and its famous landmarks, including

Alcatraz - Escape From Alcatraz (1979)

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Escape from Alcatraz is a 1979 American thriller film, directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood. It dramatizes maybe the only successful escape from the maximum security prison on Alcatraz

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Robert Franklin Stroud (January 28, 1890 – November 21, 1963), known as the

"Birdman of Alcatraz", was a federal American prisoner who reared and sold birds and became an ornithologist. Despite his nickname

Alcatraz - Inmates - George "Machine Gun" Kelly

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George Kelly Barnes (July 18, 1895 - July 18, 1954), better known as "Machine Gun Kelly", was a notorious American criminal during the prohibition era. Kelly's nickname came from his favorite

Alcatraz - Famous Inmates - Al Capone

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Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone (January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947) was an Italian-American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate. Known as the "Capones", the group was dedicated to

Alcatraz - Escape Attempts

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During its 29 years of operation, the penitentiary claimed no prisoners had ever successfully escaped. 36 prisoners were involved in 14 attempts, two men trying twice; 23 were caught, six were shot and

Alcatraz - Military History

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The earliest recorded owner of the island of Alcatraz is one Julian Workman, to whom it was given by Mexican governor Pio Pico in June 1846 with the understanding that the former would build a lighthouse on it.

Alcatraz Tours

Alcatraz Tours
Alcatraz Tours highlights the historical and fascinating aspects of Alcatraz Island and Alcatraz Prison. Select from many tours of Alcatraz.

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