1954 Map of Bethel A-5

About this map

Eek River dominates this mid-century survey of the Alaskan interior, showing the winding waterway as it moves through a landscape of significant relief. Based on aerial photography from 1957 and field annotated in 1954, the map documents the complex drainage of the Middle Fork Eek River as it descends from the high elevations of the Eek Mountains. The survey provides an early look at this region before significant modern alteration, capturing a wilderness defined by the prominent Great Ridge and the surveyor's Base Line. This specific sheet was mapped by the Army Map Service and published by the Geological Survey, illustrating the transition from military to civilian cartographic priorities in the territory during the post-war era.