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1952 Map of Holy Cross A-2

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Holy Cross A-2
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1975
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1975

About this map

Holy Cross stands as a primary settlement along the western bank of the Yukon River in this 1952 survey, which captures the complex aquatic landscape of interior Alaska. The confluence of the Innoko River and the Yukon creates a dense network of braided channels and shifting landmasses, including Salmon Island and Horse Island. The mapping of several sloughs, such as Walker Slough, Red Wing Slough, and Fat John Slough, illustrates the dynamic nature of this riverine environment where water routes were essential for regional movement.

Transportation patterns are dominated by the river system and seasonal land routes, evidenced by the Winter Trail cutting across the lowlands and a local Landing Strip serving Holy Cross. Further north along the Innoko, the presence of Railroad City suggests a legacy of industrial or transportation-linked activity near the river's edge. The detailed charting of terrain features like Lucky Pt and Dividing Pt at the mouth of the Koserefski River provides a precise record of the shoreline before later-century environmental shifts.