Angel Island

USA / California / Tiburon /
 island, military, place with historical importance
Angel Island is the largest Island in San Francisco Bay, located one mile south of the Tiburon Peninsula. Park Headquarters and the main visitor's center are in Ayala Cove on the North side of the Island, accessible by commercial ferries and private boats.

www.angelisland.org/
California State Parks Website: www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=468

www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=37.86270&lon=-122.43192&d...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Island,_California
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   37°51'44"N   122°25'56"W

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  • Take a day with your lunch, a bike, a camera and get away from the city...
  • Sometimes referred to as the "Ellis Island of the West". In the late 19th century, the island was used as a detention center for Chinese immigrants. Immigration inspectors put detainees through grueling interrogations before allowing the lucky few to proceed to San Francisco due to the onerous restrictions placed on Chinese immigration by the Chinese Exclusion Acts.
  • Angel Island was the mustering out point for many of those who served during WWII. In 1945, a sixty-foot high sign saying "WELCOME HOME - WELL DONE" was erected on the island, visible to the thousands of soldiers aboard ships returning home from the Pacific Theater.