The City of San Francisco has a proposal, ballot measure C, that wants the city to acquire Alcatraz from the United States government and turn it into a Global Peace Center.
Alcatraz is often referred to as "the Rock", being on a chunk of land in the San Francisco Bay. It is famous as the site of a Civil War fortress, military prison, and maximum security federal prison.
It is also known as the site of the 10 month American Indian occupation from 1969-1971. Alcatraz gets about 1.4 million visitors a year. Al Capone was once a prisoner .
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Showing posts with label ALCATRAZ "GLOBAL PEACE CENTER" "FAMOUS SITE" "CIVIL WAR FORTRESS" "MILITARY PRISON" "FEDERAL PRISON" "AMERICAN INDIAN OCCUPATION" "AL CAPONE" PRISONER TECHNORATI ADSENSE GOOGLE. Show all posts
Monday, February 4, 2008
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