Alcatraz Water Tower, Water tower at Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, United States.
The concrete water tower rises 94 feet above Alcatraz Island, featuring a large storage tank capable of holding 250,000 gallons of fresh water.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons constructed this water tower between 1940 and 1941 to supply the needs of the maximum-security federal penitentiary.
Native American activists painted messages of freedom on the tower during their 19-month occupation of Alcatraz Island from 1969 to 1971.
The National Park Service completed a structural renovation in 2012, replacing steel components and applying marine-grade paint to protect against salt air corrosion.
The water tower received water deliveries twice weekly by boat from San Francisco, as the island lacks natural freshwater sources.
Location: San Francisco
GPS coordinates: 37.82750,-122.42389
Latest update: June 13, 2025 19:24
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