June 1962 Alcatraz escape

In this article, I will discuss the former maximum-security prison, Alcatraz prison. Alcatraz prison is located on an island in San Fransico Bay, off the coast of California. Alcatraz was visualized as a Naval Defense Fortification. In 1900, it already held a collection of prisoners, some American people, and some people from other places that had different cultural beliefs. In 1907, the island was designated the Pacific Branch of the United States Military Prison, and the building that we see…

survive. It was June 11, 1962. Allen West pulled on the ventilator grate that covered an air vent that goes through me. He tugged at leftover cement that he didn’t chip away from the hole, beads of sweat trickling down his red and angered face. He planned to punch through the small piece of wall, only to find that I had a…

Archives of Alcatraz In 1775, a spanish explorer named Juan Manuel De Ayala sighted the island of Alcatraz. He named it Isla de los Alcatraces, which translates to Island of the Pelicans because of the birds which call the island home. Juan Manuel de Ayala proceeded on and charted the rest of the San Francisco Bay. In 1848, the U.S. Military realized the island could be used to its tactical advantage. Two years later, president Millard Fillmore issued an executive order designating Alcatraz…