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1955 Map of Circle B-2

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Circle B-2
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1972
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1972

About this map

Circle Hot Springs serves as the primary hub in this mid-century Alaskan interior landscape, complete with the Circle Hot Springs Airfield and the Circle Springs PO. The map details a region defined by extensive placer mining operations, with several Placer Mines located along the drainages of Deadwood Creek and Ketchem Creek. These mineral-rich tributaries flow toward the meandering Birch Creek, which dominates the lower half of the quadrangle.

Evidence of prospecting and early 20th-century exploration is found in the naming of small streams like Half Dollar Creek, Two-bit Creek, and Bottom Dollar Creek. These names, along with landmarks like Ketchem Dome and Nugget Gulch, reflect the localized gold-seeking history of the Circle district. Transport through the dense terrain is facilitated by a Tractor Trail cutting through the northern reaches near Medicine Lake, connecting isolated Cabins to the more established settlements.