California Gazetteer
Alcatraz Island is a physical feature (island) in San Francisco County. The primary coordinates for Alcatraz Island places it within the CA 94133 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Alcatraz Island |
| Category: | California physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | National Historic Landmark open to the public |
| History: | Begun as a military fortification and the site of the first U.S. lighthouse on the Pacific Coast (1854), Alcatraz was the first official Army prison in the nation. In 1934, the facility was transferred to civilian authority and it became the repository for the most hardened criminals. Alcatraz represents the far end of the penological spectrum, designed for punishment and incarceration only, rather than rehabilitation. The prison was closed in 1963, and ten years later the island was opened to the public as the first unit of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. |
| County: | San Francisco County |
| Latitude: | 37.8267199 |
| Longitude: | -122.4228329 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Alcatraz Island: Alcatraz Island.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Alcatraz Island does not include property ownership information.
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