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1956 Map of Eagle C-4

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Eagle C-4
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

Gold Run Landing Strip serves as a central landmark in this remote Alaskan wilderness, surveyed in the mid-1950s. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of drainages, many bearing distinctive names like Merry Christmas Creek, Happy New Year Creek, and Fourth of July Creek. These seasonal and perennial waters highlight the region's connection to early prospectors and explorers who named the terrain based on the calendar or their hopes for fortune.

Evidence of former occupation and mining activity is found in the several Cabins (Ruins) scattered along the waterways. The presence of Gold Run and Pittsburgh Creek suggests a history of mineral exploration typical of the Yukon-Charley region. This survey, compiled from aerial photography taken between 1951 and 1955, documents the state of the interior before modern development, capturing the location of isolated shelters and the primitive landing strip that once connected this area to the outside world.