http://www.fortwiki.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&user=74.132.226.148&feedformat=atomFortWiki - User contributions [en]2024-03-28T17:27:14ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.19.24http://www.fortwiki.com/Fort_AlcatrazFort Alcatraz2008-01-27T01:25:26Z<p>74.132.226.148: I'm not sure where the name Camp Alcatraz came from. The official name was "Post on Alcatraces Island" and later "Post on Alcatraz Island." It was also known as Fort Alcatraz.</p>
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<div>[[User:74.132.226.148|74.132.226.148]] 20:25, 26 January 2008 (EST)John Weaver[[User:74.132.226.148|74.132.226.148]] 20:25, 26 January 2008 (EST){{SocialNetworks}}<br />
[[Image:CampAlcatraz Gun.jpg|300px|thumb|left|2 - 8" Rodman Guns at Camp Alcatraz]]<br />
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1859-1934) - Declared a military reservation 6 Nov 1850, construction started 1853 under the supervision of 1st Lt. [[Zealous B. Tower]], [[Corps of Engineers]], first garrisoned 30 Dec 1859. Became a military prison in 1907 and a civilian prison in 1934. Also known as [[Fort Alcatraz]] and [[Prison Post at Alcatraz Island]].<br />
== {{PAGENAME}} History ==<br />
The island was a key artillery post guarding San Francisco Bay. During the [[U.S. Civil War]] [1861-1865], the Army imprisoned deserters, insubordinate soldiers, and Confederate sympathizers on the island. In 1868, the Army established a permanent military prison on Alcatraz. In 1909, the Army demolished much of the original fort, and started building a new prison there. In 1934 the Army turned the post over to the Federal Prison System.<br />
== Current Status ==<br />
Now a National Park.<br />
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'''Location:''' Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, California.<br />
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* {{Hart}}, page 21<br />
* {{Frazer}}, page 19<br />
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* [http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/exhibits/alca/military.html National Park Service]<br />
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