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1950 Map of Bendeleben D-1

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Bendeleben D-1
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1956
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1956

About this map

The Kogruk River winds through this interior landscape, which was mapped from aerial photography in the early 1950s. The region is defined by a network of drainage systems feeding into larger waterways, including Chicago Creek and Candle Creek. Evidence of early resource extraction is visible in the form of a Coal Mine near the riverbank and a Gold Mine located along the upper reaches of Patterson Creek.

Logistics in this environment relied on specialized routes like the Tractor Trail, which cuts across the central highlands between Diamond Creek and the western valleys. Small-scale human presence is anchored at Camp 19, situated near the confluence of Dacy Gulch. Names like Reindeer Creek, Ptarmigan Creek, and Gold Run reflect the local economy and wildlife that characterized the Seward Peninsula during this post-war period.