1949 Map of Fairbanks B-4

About this map

Tatlanika River and Tatlanika Creek dominate this landscape south of Fairbanks, flowing through a region defined by extensive marshland and unmapped terrain. Surveyed in 1949 with minor revisions in the early 1970s, the map reveals a remote Alaskan interior largely untouched by permanent settlement or infrastructure. The Winter Trail provides the primary evidence of seasonal transit across the basin, cutting through the northwest and central portions of the sheet. To the southwest, the Clear Military Reservation Boundary marks a significant division in land use, delineating protected military grounds from the surrounding wilderness. The hydrology is intricate, with Fish Creek winding through the western sections, illustrating the complex drainage patterns of the Tanana Valley watershed before modern development altered the region.