A Bannock-Shoshone, she had transferred to San Francisco from Idaho’s Fort ... just give up but to keep going,” War Jack says. View of the fire on June 2, 1970, which burned most of the night on ...

Getty Images A view of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in the 1930s when it was America's premier maximum-security prison The former prison is now a popular San Francisco tourist site, with more ...

On a lonely island, in the middle of San Francisco Bay, the now abandoned Alcatraz prison sits silently. Dubbed the world’s ...

Ranked as the fifth most visited tourist spot in San Francisco behind Pier 39, the Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Park and ...

For long, Alcatraz was just a lonely island in the middle of San Francisco Bay that was once ... decision was made to construct a lighthouse in view of increased ship traffic in the bay area.

This recreation area encompasses more than two dozen natural, historic and cultural sites in and around the city of San Francisco. Experience the isolation of Alcatraz, America’s first “supermax” ...