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| Alcatraz Island Light |
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| Nearest Town or City: | San Francisco California United States |
| Location: | Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, about 3 miles east of the Golden Gate Bridge. |
| Managing Organization: | Golden Gate National Recreation Area |
| Website: | http://www.nps.gov/alcatraz/ |
| Notes: | Alcatraz Island was the site of the west coast's first lighthouse. The present lighthouse is adjacent to a former fort and prison. |
| Tower Height: | 84 |
| Description Tower: | Reinforced concrete octagonal/pyramidal tower with masonry foundation. |
| Operational: | Yes |
| Date Established: | 1854 (6/1/1854) |
| Date Present Tower Built: | 1909 |
| Current Use: | Active aid to navigation, in National Park. |
| Open To Public: | Grounds only. |
| Directions: | Tours to Alcatraz Island leave Pier 41 at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. Phone (415) 705-5555 or (415) 773-1188, or see www.blueandgoldfleet.com for prices and schedules. An audio tour is available. Map It! |
| Characteristic Range: | White flash every 5 seconds. |
| Other Buildings: | 1909 storage building. 1909 keeper's quarters destroyed by fire in 1970. |
| Date Automated: | 1963 |
| Optics: | 1854: Third order Fresnel lens; 1902: Fourth order Fresnel lens. |
| Height Focal Plane: | 214 |
| National Register: | Yes |
| Keepers: | Michael Gafsin (Cafsin ?) (1854-1855), John Sloan (1855-1860), Jacob Lerner (1860-?), B.F. Leeds (c. 1906). |
| Telephone: | 4157051042 |
| Contact Address: | Fort Mason, Building 201 |
| City: | San Francisco |
| State: | California |
| Postal Code: | 94123 |
| Country: | United States |
| Signal: | Originally bell; now electric Klaxon automated fog signal. |
| Museum: | There is a visitor center on the island. |
| Earlier Towers: | 1854: Cape Cod style dwelling with brick tower in center. 1909: Lighthouse was torn down to make room for maximum security prison. |
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