1940s Maps of Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

1. 1944 Map of Kenai, 1954 Print

   

   1944 Kenai

   1954 Print · USGS

   The Kenai Peninsula and Cook Inlet are captured here during a period of postwar growth, just as the regional road system began to expand. Genealogists and historians can trace early settlements and family landmarks such as Salamatoff, Stelters Ranch, and the Snug Harbor Cannery.

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4. 1946 Map of Blying Sound, 1954 Print

   

   1946 Blying Sound

   1954 Print · USGS

   The Kenai Peninsula coastline at the end of World War II reveals a wilderness of massive ice fields and deep fjords. Trace the glacial reaches of the Harding Ice Field and locate coastal landmarks like Caines Head and Cape Resurrection.

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7. 1946 Map of Lake Clark, 1954 Print

   

   1946 Lake Clark

   1954 Print · USGS

   Interior Alaska during the mid-forties and early fifties reveals a remote landscape of glacial lakes and mountain peaks. You can trace early settlements at Nondalton, find the Old Village trail network, and locate the Tanalian Point Landing Field near the shores of Lake Clark.

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10. 1946 Map of Seldovia C-5, 1958 Print

    

    1946 Seldovia C-5

    1958 Print · USGS

    The coastal settlement of Homer and the lower Kenai Peninsula are captured here just after the war as the regional road network began to solidify. Researchers can trace early infrastructure like the Sterling Highway, a shoreline Coal Mine, and the Seaplane Anchorage.

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13. 1946 Map of Seldovia D-5, 1958 Print

    

    1946 Seldovia D-5

    1958 Print · USGS

    The Kenai Peninsula coastline comes into focus just after the war as the modern road network begins to take shape. Researchers can trace the early layout of Anchor Point and identify coastal landmarks like Cape Starichkof and the Sterling Highway.

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16. 1948 Map of Mt Katmai, 1954 Print

    

    1948 Mt Katmai

    1954 Print · USGS

    Katmai National Monument appears in the late 1940s as a landscape of dramatic volcanic activity and displaced settlements. Researchers can trace the geological impact of the 1912 eruption via the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes or locate early habitation sites like Savonoski (Abandoned).

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19. 1948 Map of Seldovia C-4, 1955 Print

    

    1948 Seldovia C-4

    1955 Print · USGS

    The Kachemak Bay coastline comes alive in the mid-1940s, showing the early infrastructure of the Homer area before its modern expansion. Genealogists and researchers can locate old landmarks like Millers Landing, the original Homer Airport, and the Sawmill along the waterfront.

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22. 1949 Map of Iliamna C-1

    

    1949 Iliamna C-1

    1949 Print · USGS

    The remote coast of the Kenai Peninsula is documented here in the late 1940s, showing a wild landscape of jagged peaks and deep bays. Researchers can trace the maritime features of Cook Inlet and find landmarks like Mt Pomeroy and Oil Point.

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25. 1949 Map of Seldovia C-4

    

    1949 Seldovia C-4

    1949 Print · USGS

    Kachemak Bay and the Kenai Peninsula shoreline are captured here in the late 1940s, showing early maritime and aviation development. Trace the origins of local industry and navigation at Millers Landing, the Homer Spit, and the Homer Airport.

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28. 1949 Map of Tyonek, 1954 Print

    

    1949 Tyonek

    1954 Print · USGS

    Upper Cook Inlet and the Alaska Range appear here in the mid-twentieth century as a landscape of massive glaciers and river-bound outposts. Researchers can trace the early rail corridor through Willow, locate the Moquawkie Indian Reservation, and find the site of McDougall.

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31. 1949 Map of Seldovia D-4, 1958 Print

    

    1949 Seldovia D-4

    1958 Print · USGS

    The interior of the Kenai Peninsula comes into focus during the late 1940s, showing a rugged landscape of unnamed drainages and high peaks. Researchers can trace the complex courses of Deep Creek and the Anchor River, or locate landmarks like Ninilchik Dome and Bald Mtn.

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