1950 Map of Healy B-1

About this map

Susitna River braids across this Alaskan landscape, fed by the massive ice fields of Susitna Glacier and West Fork Glacier. Mapped in the mid-twentieth century, the terrain is defined by the high peaks of the Clearwater Mountains and the convergence of several major glacial tributaries. The East Fork and West Fork meet the primary river channel amidst a complex network of gravel bars and shifting watercourses, characteristic of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough interior before any modern infrastructure reached this area. Aside from drainage systems like Boulder Creek, the map remains dominated by natural topographical features, reflecting a period when the region was documented primarily through photogrammetric methods from 1949 aerial surveys.