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A dark history looms over the Alcatraz Prison. It is a place that you ought to visit when you tour San Francisco. It is one among the popular San Francisco sightseeing spots that attracts many tourists all around the year. In other words, no tourist fails to visit the Alcatraz prison when he/she tours San Francisco for the first time. The prison is located in the San Francisco bay, roughly about 1.5 miles offshore from the San Francisco City. The prison is referred to as "The Rock" owing to the popularity of the movie “The Rock” that was filmed here. It was originally developed as a lighthouse with all the facilities necessary for the functioning of the lighthouse. Later it became a military fortification, a military prison and then a federal prison up until 1963. After 1963 it became a...
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