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1955 Map of Big Delta A-3

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Big Delta A-3
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The Tanana River dominates this mid-1950s interior Alaska landscape, weaving a complex braided network through the valley floor. In a region defined by its watercourses, the Goodpaster River and Volkmar River flow from the northern hills toward the extensive Goodpaster Flats. Human presence is sparse and seasonal, represented by several small Cabin sites and the more established Clearwater Ranch near the Campground south of the main river.

Surface travel in this era relied on the water and a primitive Tractor Trail cutting through the northern timber. The drainage patterns of Clearwater Creek, Sawmill Creek, and Granite Creek reveal the hydrological transition from the high ridges down to the silty plains of the Gerstle River. For researchers, the map provides an essential record of the interior's geography before the modern infrastructure of the Fourth Judicial Division expanded.