1951 Map of Craig C-5

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Noyes Island and the rugged coastal archipelago of the Alaska Panhandle are defined here by the maritime industry and navigation of the mid-twentieth century. The Gulf of Esquibel serves as the central waterway, separating Heceta Island in the north from San Fernando Island and Lulu Island to the south. The presence of the Noyes Island Cannery and its adjacent Seaplane Base at Steamboat Bay underscores the area's economic reliance on commercial fishing and aviation-based logistics in an era before extensive road development.