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32. I got to see Alcatraz back in the 1970's, it was something you could see from a tourist boat

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 03:08 PM

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I seem to recall there was no electricity or running water other than what they could pump from a ground well, or maybe drinking water was brought in by boat. Am I right?

It was really primitive, but of course there were no prisoners, it was just a museum of sorts.

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