1954 Map of Candle D-1

About this map

The Tagagawik River winds through this expanse of the Kateel River Meridian, its broad meanders and oxbow lakes dominating the eastern portion of the landscape. This 1950s-era survey, based on aerial photography from the Bureau of Land Management Folio K-7, documents a territory defined by intricate drainage patterns and surveying monuments. Geodetic points such as Wrench North Base and Wrench South Base serve as fixed markers in a region otherwise characterized by shifting wetlands and unnamed tributary systems. The terrain transitions from the river valley into rising elevations, noted by landmarks like Andy and the Middle Fork. This map captures a moment when land lines remained largely unsurveyed and unmarked, reflecting the state of interior Alaskan surveying in the mid-20th century.