1956 Map of Beaver

About this map

Beaver and Stevens Village serve as the primary human anchors along the Yukon River in this mid-century survey of the northern interior. The landscape transitions from the expansive, water-saturated Yukon Flats in the south to the prominent elevations of Nelson Mountain and Dall Mtn further north. Crossing the Arctic Circle, the map reveals a remote network of subsistence and transport, marked by a string of numbered waypoints such as Fiftysix Mile Cabin and Fourteenmile Cabin along the Hadweenzic River drainage. Evidence of earlier gold-era activity is noted at the Dall City (Site) on the Dall River, while contemporary travel is represented by the Winter Road and Winter Trail cutting through the Owl Hills and Hermit Ridge. This era of the territory is defined by these seasonal corridors and the complex hydrology of the Fish Slough and Mud Lakes.