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1949 Map of Fairbanks D-3

Name: 1949 Topographic Map of Fairbanks D-3
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

The Alaska Railroad cuts a diagonal path through this interior landscape, following the valley of Goldstream Creek toward the Tanana River in the south. The mapping reflects a rugged territory of the late 1940s, where movement relied heavily on a network of a Sled Road, several Tractor Trails, and the Dome Spur rail line. High points like Murphy Dome and Ester Dome anchor the topography, overseeing a drainage system of numerous creeks named by prospectors and early settlers, including Hard Luck Creek, Spinach Creek, and Fortune Creek.

Small-scale habitations are scattered throughout, noted simply as Cabins or identified by local names such as Old Saulich and Martin. Near Ester Creek, a marked Mine indicates the area's active extraction history during this era. The presence of the Fairbanks Base Line bisecting the quadrangle underscores the systematic surveying of the Fourth Judicial Division as the territory transitioned into the mid-20th century.