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1956 Map of Eagle D-4

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Eagle D-4
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Mt Sorenson and Arctic Dome anchor this interior Alaskan terrain during the mid-1950s, a landscape defined by the drainage of the Seventymile River and its numerous tributaries. The map documents the intricate hydrography of the region, where the Diamond Fork meets the main river and smaller waterways like Flume Creek and Slate Creek carve through the elevation.

Evidence of early human presence is sparse but significant, marked by a Cabin (Ruins) near the banks of Copper Creek in the southwest. This label suggests a period of transition where early structures of the prospecting or trapping era had already begun to decay by the time of the 1956 field annotation. The topographic detail also highlights natural hazards and geological features, such as the prominent Rock Slide positioned along the slopes above the Diamond Fork.