Little Alcatraz

Little Alcatraz can be seen off bottom right of the picture

Little Alcatraz is a small rock in San Francisco Bay roughly 81 yards (74 m) off the Model Industries Building off northwest coast of Alcatraz Island. Due to its proximity to the island it is known by this name, but it was formally known as Paul Pry Rock due to the steamer Paul Pry striking it on December 22, 1862 with some 150 men on board.[1] On January 14, 1868, the 700 ton British ship, Oliver Cutts, struck the rock and sank.[1]

The rock is often a resting ground for Brandt's cormorants. During the last escape attempt from Alcatraz on December 16, 1962, Darl Lee Parker was found on Little Alcatraz; he couldn't swim.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Jr., Jerry Lewis Champion (26 April 2012). Alcatraz Unchained. AuthorHouse. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-4685-8753-1. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  2. ↑ Albright, Jim (30 March 2008). Last Guard Out: A Riveting Account by the Last Guard to Leave Alcatraz. AuthorHouse. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-4343-5077-0. Retrieved 8 September 2012.


Coordinates: 37°49′40″N 122°25′31″W / 37.82778°N 122.42528°W / 37.82778; -122.42528

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