Today is Sharing Sunday! I went to Alcatraz Island yesterday in San Francisco and here is my adventure through the U.S. Federal Penitentiary. The night tour was a great experience and I highly recommend the audio tour if you decide to go. In 1853 construction began on Alcatraz Island building a military brick fort because of San Francisco’s increasing popularity after the Gold Rush. Soldiers were stationed on the island guarding it with the latest weapons and canons. In 1854 the lighthouse lit the oil […]
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