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JOIN: Alcatraz Island served as a Federal prison from 1934 to 1963.
WITH: It is located in San Francisco Bay.
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JOIN: Alcatraz Island is a small, 18 acre, island. (7.3 hectares)
WITH: It was discovered by Juan Manuel de Ayala.
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JOIN: Juan de Ayala named the island "La Isla de los alcatraces". (Island of Pelicans).
WITH: He charted San Francisco Bay.
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JOIN: Alcatraz housed several infamous criminals.
WITH: It served as a Federal prison.
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JOIN: Robert Stroud became known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz".
WITH: He spent 17 years on "the rock".
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JOIN: Al Capone continued running his rackets from behind bars by buying off guards. (racket = illegal operations; behind bars = in prison)
WITH: He arrived in 1934.
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JOIN: Prisoners knew that escape from the island was impossible.
WITH: They were held in Alcatraz.
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JOIN: The prison was *corroded, aged and too expensive to operate.
WITH: The prison was closed in 1963.
corroded = worn by chemical reaction to the salt air
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JOIN: In 1969, Native Americans moved onto the island.
WITH: They were relocated from other areas.
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JOIN: The Native Americans wanted to turn the island into an education, culture and ecology center.
WITH: They were claiming the island under the *Under the Treaty of Fort Laramie 1868.
*An agreement between the Sioux and the U.S. to return all un-used Federal land to the tribe.
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JOIN: Fires made the occupation of the island difficult for the Native Americans.
WITH: The fires were set by unknown causes.
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JOIN: The Native Americans had gotten enough public support to renegotiate the U.S. treaty.
WITH: They were forced off the island.
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JOIN: Currently, Alcatraz island serves as a cultural center, tourist destination and site for filming movies.
WITH: The island is designated as a National Historical Landmark.
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