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1953 Map of Cordova C-3

Name: 1953 Topographic Map of Cordova C-3
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The massive Copper River dominates this 1953 topographic study, carving a wide braided path toward the Copper River Delta. The landscape is defined by the immense glacial systems of the Chugach Mountains, where the Childs Glacier and Goodwin Glacier flow toward the river valley. Extensive fields of crevasses are meticulously mapped across these ice bodies, indicating the active nature of the terrain during the early 1950s.

A notable artifact of the region's industrial past is the Old Railroad Grade running along the eastern bank of the river, a remnant of the infrastructure built to access Alaska's interior. Further south, a road is marked as Under Construction, signaling mid-century efforts to modernize transport through the Chugach National Forest. The map also identifies prominent peaks like Mt Williams and Mt O'Neel, alongside smaller ice flows such as Fickett Glacier and Saddlebag Glacier.