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Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz. Here's a look at how it got its name
The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...
Why experts say Trump's plan to reopen San Francisco's Alcatraz is a 'logistical black hole'
U.S. President Donald Trump thinks there's a better use for Alcatraz than its current role as one of San Francisco's top ...
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Word of the Week: Before the Birdman of Alcatraz, the island was known for its birds
The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...
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Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz. Here's a look at how it got its name
But Jolene Babyak, who lived on the island as a teenager when her father was an associate warden there, says Alcatraz was never a very practical penitentiary. It was expensive to operate — and ...
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Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz. Here's a look at how it got its name
Now, President Trump says it's time to substantially enlarge and rebuild Alcatraz as a federal penitentiary ... far west as you could go within the United States." By the early 1860s, the fort ...