1966 Map of Fairbanks D-2 SE

About this map

Fairbanks sits at a critical junction of river and rail in the mid-1960s, its urban grid tightly packed between the Chena River and the sweeping curve of the Alaska Railroad. The map captures a transitional landscape where the town’s civic core—marked by institutions like St Josephs Hospital and Monroe High Sch—gives way to the expansive infrastructure of the Fort Wainwright military complex. This installation, formerly including the Ladd W Base and Ladd E Base, dominates the central portion of the survey, complete with its own schools and heliport.