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1955 Map of Circle B-2

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Circle B-2
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1959
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1959

About this map

Circle Hot Springs (Circle Springs PO) serves as the primary outpost in this mid-century Alaskan interior landscape, featuring the Circle Hot Springs Airfield and a remote network of cabins and mines. The map records a significant gold mining legacy along the drainages of Deadwood Creek and Ketchem Creek, where numerous Placer Mines and isolated cabins are noted.

The winding course of Birch Creek dominates the southern half of the quadrangle, cutting through the high country around Ketchem Dome. Transportation is limited to a single Tractor Trail and the waterways, illustrating the frontier conditions of the era. Genealogists and historians can trace the specific locations of mining claims and seasonal dwellings found along named tributaries like Discovery Gulch and Half Dollar Creek.