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8 unusual facts about Alcatraz Island


2nd Regiment California Volunteer Infantry

Left Fort Vancouver July 26, 1862, and arrived at Alcatraz Island July 31, then left there August 3, 1862 for Fort Humboldt, arrived on August 7, and moved on to Camp Curtis on the 9th.

6th Regiment California Volunteer Infantry

Ordered to Alcatraz Island May 30, and duty there until muster out October 31, 1865.

Camp White

The documentary chronicles the stories of the troops that were trained in this "Alcatraz of Boot Camps" and the impact of the military base on the Southern Oregon economy.

Model Industries Building

The Model Industries building or Industries Building is a three/four-storey building on the northwest corner of Alcatraz Island off the coast of San Francisco, USA.

New Industries Building

The New Industries Building is a building on the western end of Alcatraz Island off the coast of San Francisco, USA.

Pan-Indianism

The occupation started on November 20, 1969 with 79 Indians disembarking on Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay, and ended 19 months and 9 days later on June 11, 1971.

Parade Grounds

The Parade Grounds is a large concrete open area on the south end of Alcatraz Island, off the coast of San Francisco, USA.

Port Arthur, Tasmania

Port Arthur was sold as an inescapable prison, much like the later Alcatraz Island in the United States.


Carl Haessler

Haessler completed just over two years of his prison sentence, served at the stockades of Fort Leavenworth and Alcatraz military prison from June 1918 until his being released in August 1920 by a presidential pardon.


see also

Mob of the Dead

Mob of the Dead, also known as Alcatraz Island, is a Zombies map released for Call of Duty: Black Ops II in the downloadable content (DLC) pack Uprising.