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1950 Map of Cordova B-2

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Cordova B-2
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1985
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1985

About this map

Martin Lake and the winding channels of the Martin River dominate this coastal Alaskan landscape within the Chugach National Forest. Surveyed in the mid-20th century, the map reveals a wilderness shaped by high glacial peaks like those in the Chugach Mountains and complex hydrological networks including Little Martin Lake and the Martin River Slough. The presence of isolated outposts such as Bennett-Rock Cabin and a lone Cabin near the lakeshore suggests a landscape primarily accessed by water or air, used for seasonal trapping, hunting, or forest management.

The shoreline meets the Gulf of Alaska at the southern edge of the sheet, where the Mirror Slough and Katalla River empty into the sea. These waterways, along with Sheep Creek and Clear Creek, illustrate the drainage patterns from the inland summits down to the coastal flats. This survey provides a baseline for the region's geography before later environmental changes, capturing the specific locations of remote shelters and triangulation points like VABM Rocky 3319.