1953 Map of Fairbanks C-6

About this map

Kantishna River meanders through the northwest corner of this interior Alaskan landscape, a region defined by extensive wetlands and complex water systems. Surveyed via photogrammetric methods in the early 1950s, the terrain is dominated by a vast expanse of swamp and muskeg, punctuated by bodies of water like Black Bear Lake and the winding course of Rock Creek. These maps were produced before the era of widespread development, showing unsurveyed and unmarked land lines as predetermined by the Bureau of Land Management. The lack of established roads or trails reflects the isolation of the area during the mid-century period, where movement was primarily dictated by river systems and the seasonal nature of the marshy ground.