1960 Map of Anchorage A-3

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College Fiord dominates this maritime landscape within the Chugach National Forest, where a network of tidewater and hanging glaciers defines the coast. Names reflecting the Ivy League and elite women's colleges of the East Coast, such as Harvard Arm, Yale Arm, Bryn Mawr Glacier, Vassar Glacier, and Wellesley Glacier, underscore the early 20th-century exploration and naming traditions in this region. The map captures a dynamic glacial environment, showing the vast ice fields of the Barry Glacier and Coxe Glacier pressing toward the sea. Inland, the freshwater systems of Coghill Lake and the Coghill River provide a sharp contrast to the massive ice flows. A few isolated points of human presence, such as Cabin and Coghill Pt, mark the sparsely settled coastline between high peaks like Mt Emerson and Mt Coville.