Alcatraz Island

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former prison site historic site island tourist attraction

Alcatraz Island is a small rocky island in San Francisco Bay best known for its former maximum-security federal prison, which once held some of America’s most notorious criminals and is now a popular historic site and tourist attraction.

Aliases (9)

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary ×21
Alcatraz ×3
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary (historic site) ×1
Alcatraz Island National Historic Landmark ×1
Alcatraz Island ferry route ×1
Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay ×1
Alcatraz prison ×1
Isla de Alcatraz ×1
San Francisco – Alcatraz Island ×1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former prison site → historic site → island → tourist attraction →
accessibleBy	ferry →
administeredBy	National Park Service →
area	approximately 22 acres →
country	United States →
designation	National Historic Landmark →
designationYear	1986 →
discoveredByEuropeans	Juan Manuel de Ayala →
distanceFrom	about 1.25 miles from San Francisco →
ecosystem	seabird nesting habitat →
elevation	41 meters →
featuredIn	film "Escape from Alcatraz" → film "The Rock" →
federalPenitentiaryClosed	1963 →
federalPenitentiaryOpened	1934 →
ferryOperator	Alcatraz City Cruises →
formerUsePeriod	U.S. Army military prison from late 19th century to 1933 → federal penitentiary from 1934 to 1963 → military fortification in the 19th century →
governedBy	City and County of San Francisco jurisdiction →
hasFacility	Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary → Alcatraz Island Lighthouse → cellhouse → dock → military fortifications → power plant → recreation yard → warden's house →
hasFeature	rocky terrain → steep cliffs → surrounding cold strong currents →
hasLighthouse	Alcatraz Island Lighthouse →
hasStatus	National Historic Landmark →
hasWildlife	cormorants → egrets → western gulls →
lighthouseFirstLit	1854 →
lighthouseRebuilt	1909 →
locatedIn	California → San Francisco Bay → United States →
managedBy	National Park Service since 1972 →
namedBy	Juan Manuel de Ayala →
nameOrigin	Spanish name "La Isla de los Alcatraces" →
nearestCity	San Francisco →
notableEvent	1962 escape attempt by Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers → Native American occupation from 1969 to 1971 →
notableInmateHeld	Al Capone → Alvin Karpis → George "Machine Gun" Kelly → Robert Stroud →
openToPublic	yes →
partOf	Golden Gate National Recreation Area → Golden Gate National Recreation Area since 1972 → San Francisco Bay →
touristAttractionSince	1973 →
usedAs	federal penitentiary → lighthouse station → military fortification → military prison →

Referenced by (73)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alcatraz Island ferry terminal → Angel Island → Angel Island State Park → Aquatic Park → Coit Tower → Crissy Army Airfield → Hyde Street Pier → Lombard Street → Pacific Heights → Pier 33 → Pier 39 → Powell–Hyde cable car line → San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park → Telegraph Hill → Yerba Buena Island →	hasViewOf
Alcatraz Island Lighthouse ("Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary") → Diseases of Canaries ("Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary") → La Isla de los Alcatraces ("Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary") → Stroud’s Digest on the Diseases of Birds ("Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary") →	associatedWith
Al Capone ("Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary") → Alphonse Capone ("Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary") → George "Machine Gun" Kelly ("Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary") → Machine Gun Kelly ("Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary") →	imprisonedAt
Northern California → San Francisco Bay Area → San Francisco County →	hasLandmark
Bumpy Johnson ("Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary") → Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris ("Alcatraz") → Frank Morris ("Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary") →	incarceratedAt
Birdman of Alcatraz ("Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary") → John Anglin ("Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary") → Robert Stroud ("Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary") →	placeOfDetention
Alcatraz Island ferry terminal → Alcatraz Island ferry terminal ("Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary") →	associatedWithAttraction
Escape from Alcatraz → The Rock →	filmingLocation
Fisherman’s Wharf → Marina District →	offersViewOf
Alcatraz Island ferry terminal → Alcatraz Island ferry terminal ("Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary (historic site)") →	servesDestination
Birdman of Alcatraz ("Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary") → The Rock →	setIn
Clint Eastwood as Frank Morris ("Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary") → Escape from Alcatraz →	setting
La Isla de los Alcatraces ("Isla de Alcatraz") →	alternativeNameOf
Pier 33 ("Alcatraz Island ferry route") →	connectedTo
Alcatraz Island ferry terminal →	connects
Frank Morris ("Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary") →	escapeFrom
Alcatraz Island ("Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary") →	hasFacility
San Francisco Bay →	hasIsland
Occupation of Alcatraz →	hasLocation
Golden Gate National Recreation Area →	hasPart
Hyde Street terminal →	hasScenicViewOf
Maio ("Alcatraz") →	hasVillage
San Francisco →	knownFor
Alcatraz Island Lighthouse →	locatedIn
Escape from Alcatraz ("Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary") →	mainSubject
Escape from Alcatraz ("Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary") →	narrativeLocation
Golden Gate Strait →	nearIsland
Francis X. Hummel ("Alcatraz prison") →	notableLocationOccupied
Powell–Hyde line →	notableView
Mehcad Brooks ("Alcatraz") →	notableWork
Alcatraz Island Lighthouse ("Alcatraz Island National Historic Landmark") →	partOf
Alcatraz City Cruises ("San Francisco – Alcatraz Island") →	primaryRoute
Alcatraz City Cruises →	providesServiceTo
La Isla de los Alcatraces →	refersTo
Pier 33 →	serves
Escape from Alcatraz →	setInLocation
Fred Ward as John Anglin ("Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary") →	setInLocationOfWork
Nicolas Cage as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed →	settingOfKeyEvents
Francis X. Hummel →	settingOfMainAction
La Isla de los Alcatraces ("Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay") →	usedFor
Marina District, San Francisco →	viewOf