1952 Map of Holy Cross C-2

About this map

The Innoko River dominates this mid-century landscape, carving a complex network of meanders and oxbows through the Alaskan interior. In 1952, the settlement patterns here were defined by the water and the seasons, centered around the village of Shageluk and nearby Shageluk Lake. The map reveals the vital importance of seasonal mobility in this region, marking a lengthy Winter Trail and several scattered Cabins that served as essential outposts for subsistence and travel. This survey, based on aerial photography from 1951, captures the intricate hydrology of the floodplains before modern infrastructure reached the area, preserving the exact routes of the Winter Trail as they existed during the early post-war era.