1949 Map of Healy B-4

About this map

Cantwell sits at the vital junction of the George Parks Highway and the Denali Highway, serving as a critical interior Alaskan crossroads at the edge of the Denali National Park Boundary. The landscape is dominated by the massive Reindeer Hills and the winding course of the Nenana River, which cuts through the mountainous terrain alongside the Railroad. This 1949 survey, updated in the mid-1990s, captures the transportation infrastructure that sustains this remote region, from the Cantwell Airport and Golden North Airport to the Winter Trail snaking through the backcountry. Notable waterways like Jack River and Bruskaena Creek drain the high country, while the map records the specific locations of a Gaging Sta and various cabins that supported early commerce and resource management in the shadow of Panorama Mountain.