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at the southern end of the island near the entrance to the prison. The first light 
house on the island was completed in 1854, and served the ... It was lit on June 1
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Their possessions were found floating in San Francisco Bay, but no ... was 
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Construction of an early visual Tide Elevation Recorder at Alcatraz Island ... by 
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Francisco Bay was baptized ... One crew, under Assistant James ..... nearly 
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Question: Completed in June 1854, the lighthouse on this island in San Francisco Bay was the West Coast's first active one
Answer: Alcatraz