Features historical narratives and photos that chronicle life inside this historic maximum-security penitentiary. The definitive on-line Alcatraz History Archive.

Alcatraz's historical significance reaches much further back in time and possesses more facets than the story of bank robbers and kidnappers. On the island stood the first lighthouse on America's Pacific …

All three were successful in swimming off Alcatraz, but all three are believed to have drowned. See the escapes links and also the Alcatraz short history narrative for more detailed information.

By far the most infamous prisoner was Alcatraz #85-AZ, 35-year-old Alphonse Capone, from Chicago, Illinois, who was serving 10 years for violation of the income tax law.

AlcatrazHistory.com explores this history through brief narratives and photos, and serves as an excellent reference for researchers seeking a basic collection of information.

Historical Significance The Rock Is a Rock: A Description Alcatraz Gets a Name: Explorers Fremont's Claim II. THE FIRST FORTIFICATIONS, 1853-1863 A Natural Redoubt: Planning the Works First …

By November 1899 over 150 prisoners were confined on Alcatraz, a dramatic increase in just a few months. Then in January 1900 the commanding general at San Francisco, Maj. Gen. William "Pecos …

Alcatraz served as the prison system's prison - if a man did not behave at another institution, he could be sent to Alcatraz, where the highly structured, monotonous daily routine was designed to teach an …

Before Mansfield was ready to leave the East, he was promoted to colonel and became an inspector general. Totten then made Mason the senior engineer and filled the Alcatraz position with 1st Lt. …

Two of the men who were caught were later executed in the gas chamber at the California State Prison at San Quentin for their role in the death of a correctional officer during the famous May 2-4, 1946, …