Cell Block B

Alcatraz

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May 24th 2006
This was a real highlight of the trip so far. There is so much history on that little island you could spend all day there. Here are some pictures. Katie: Alcatraz was sooo cool. Jordans right you could spend the whole day exploring it. When we went up to the prison we got these Audio sets that guided us around. It had actually prisoners that spent time at Alcatraz talking about what it was ... read more

North America » United States » California » San Francisco

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more