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The Monument Mythos is a YouTube horror webseries created by Alex Casanas and set in a paranormal alternate history of the world, depicting supposed horrific secrets behind major monuments and landmarks across America and beyond.
Alcatraz Island (/ ˈ æ l k ə ˌ t r æ z /) is a small island 1.25 miles (2.01 km) offshore from San Francisco, California, United States. [1] The island was developed in the mid-19th century with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, and a military prison.
Theodore "Ted" Cole (born April 6, 1912) [1] and Ralph Roe (born February 5, 1906) [2] took part in the second documented escape attempt from Alcatraz, in 1937. [3] Although officials were quick to conclude they died in the attempt, their remains were never found and their fate remains unknown, making the incident the first to challenge Alcatraz's reputation as an "escape-proof" prison.
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Alcatraz Island Lighthouse is a lighthouse—the first one built on the U.S. West Coast—located on Alcatraz Island in California's San Francisco Bay. [4] It is located at the southern end of the island near the entrance to the prison. [ 5 ]
It is located at the southeastern end of the Main Cellblock, next to Alcatraz Lighthouse. The 3-floor 15-room mansion was built in 1921 according to the Golden Gate National Recreational Area signpost, [ 1 ] although some sources say it was built in 1926 or 1929 and had 17 or 18 rooms.
The Alcatraz recreation yard. In 1936, the previously dirt-covered yard was paved. [6] The yard was part of the most violent escape attempt from Alcatraz in May 1946 when a group of inmates hatched a plot to obtain the key into the recreation yard, kill the tower guards, take hostages, and use them as shields to reach the dock. [7]
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