1949 Map of Fairbanks D-1

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Gilmore Dome overlooks a landscape defined by the winding hydrology of the Chena River and Tanana River in this mid-century Fairbanks-area survey. The settlement of North Pole appears near the Chena Slough, marking a key point of residential development along the Alaska Richardson Highway and the Alaska Railroad. The map reveals the intricate network of mining-era drainage and transport, from the high northern gulches like Gay Gulch and Yellow Pup Creek to the established grid of the south. Educational and aviation sites are documented, including the Two Rivers Sch to the east and the Bradley Sky Ranch near Highland Park. This 1949 topographic record, updated with 1972 aerial revisions, illustrates the shift from isolated interior Alaskana to a more structured corridor of roads and military land use during the post-war era.