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Alcatraz Light Station - 1907
Lighthouse Access
No boathouse or wharf. Government steamer makes several trips a day. We use this steamer when necessary.
Downhill about 1/4 mile.
Portion of coal shed fitted as battery room for starting & stopping bells, & keep watch book, journal & letter book so that they can be seen by Keepers at any time. Plastering of upper portion of tower, inside, is kept from falling by painting often.
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