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1950 Map of Anchorage C-8

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Anchorage C-8
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The Alaska Railroad serves as the industrial backbone of this mid-century landscape, threading past small settlements and resource extraction sites. The town of Houston emerges as a focal point for local industry, evidenced by the nearby Houston Strip Mine and an adjacent Coal Mine. To the east, the community of Pittman sits near Bladgett Lake, while the vast hydrography of the region is defined by the winding Little Susitna River and numerous water bodies including Nancy Lake and Fish Lake.

Evidence of early territorial transportation is found in the Sled Road winding through the northern hills near Deception Creek. This era of development highlights a reliance on both the rail corridor and localized aviation, with an Air Strip situated south of the main river. The terrain is characterized by a dense network of glacial lakes and marshy lowlands, including the Beaver Lakes and Meadow Lakes systems, which dictated the placement of early homesteads and travel routes.