1952 Map of Kantishna River

About this map

Manley Hot Springs anchors the northern edge of this interior landscape where the Tanana River meets a complex network of sloughs and tributaries. Surveyed in the early 1950s, the map documents a transition from the river-oriented life at Hot Springs Landing to the remote interior reaches of the Kantishna River and Toklat River. This era is defined by the endurance of seasonal transport, evidenced by the Sled Road cutting through the terrain and the presence of several former outposts such as Nineteenmile and Toklat.