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1956 Map of Beaver

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Beaver
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Beaver and Stevens Village serve as the primary human anchors on the south bank of the Yukon River, where the landscape transitions into the immense wetland complex of the Yukon Flats. This mid-century survey documents a wilderness economy defined by seasonal mobility and survival, characterized by an extensive network of cabins such as Fifty Mile Cabin and Fourteenmile Cabin that line remote waterways.

Inland from the river, the terrain shifts from the saturated marshes of Marten Island to the prominent heights of Dall Mountain and the Fort Hamlin Hills. Transport relies heavily on traditional routes like the Winter Trail and the Old Man Camp Trail, while the inclusion of a Landing Strip at Caribou Bar marks the growing importance of aviation in the Alaskan interior. The map illustrates a complex hydrologic system where the Hadzana River and Hadweenzic River carve through the northern ridges before losing their definition in the flats.