Happy Halloween and welcome to ep. 2 of my 4 part Halloween series! In today's episode we will be covering Alcatraz. Alcatraz is one of the most famous prisons in the world. Let's take a look at her notorious history and the prisoners that lived inside The Rock to understand why this island has such a haunting reputation. I also discuss the Death Ship of Platte River.

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Alcatraz History Sources:

https://www.nps.gov/goga/learn/historyculture/civil-war-at-alcatraz.htm

https://www.nps.gov/alca/learn/historyculture/fortress-alcatraz.htm

https://www.nps.gov/alca/learn/historyculture/the-post-on-alcatraces.htm

https://www.nps.gov/prsf/learn/historyculture/fort-point.htm

https://www.alcatrazhistory.com/

https://www.bop.gov/about/history/alcatraz.jsp

https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=146

http://picturethis.museumca.org/timeline/early-statehood-1850-1880s/california-civil-war/info

https://www.nps.gov/goga/learn/historyculture/california-in-civil-war.htm

https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=23856

https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=26775

https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/california/articles/heres-what-al-capones-jail-time-at-alcatraz-was-like/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKeV2E0Jm98

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I0J45d5sM8

https://visualventuring.com/2015/12/16/alcatraz-cellhouse/

https://www.sfgenealogy.org/sf/history/sfoeat13.htm

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/alcatraz-escape

https://www.history.com/topics/crime/alcatraz

https://www.nps.gov/alca/learn/historyculture/we-hold-the-rock.htm

https://www.alcatraztickets.com/

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ca-alcatraz/

https://publiclands.colostate.edu/plhc-blog/indigenizing-alcatraz/

Ghost sources:

https://wildsftours.com/why-is-alcatraz-prison-in-san-francisco-haunted/

https://graylineofsanfrancisco.com/blog/alcatraz-haunted/

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ca-alcatrazghosts/

https://ghosts.fandom.com/wiki/Alcatraz

https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Alcatraz:_Island_of_Evil_Spirits

https://usa.arcelormittal.com/news-and-media/our-stories/2020/oct/alcatraz

Monster Sources:

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/death-ship-wyoming/

https://www.greenevillesun.com/news/local_news/judd-the-spooky-ghost-ship-of-the-north-platte-river/article_cd8c3003-be2a-5b3f-be07-c77e9636b1bb.html