1944 Map of Kenai

About this map

Cook Inlet dominates this mid-century survey, dividing the towering Chigmit Mountains and Redoubt Volcano from the developing Kenai Peninsula. The map documents a pivotal era of infrastructure and resource development, showing the early route of the Sterling Highway and a scattering of oil wells north of the Kenai River. Along the eastern shore, the settlement of Kenai serves as a hub near the Military Reservation, while older coastal sites like Salamatof (Abandoned) and Kustatan indicate shifting habitation patterns. Industrial and agricultural life is represented by the Snug Harbor Cannery and family outposts such as Stelters Ranch and Jackinsky Ranch. Conservation boundaries are firmly established, including the Kenai National Moose Range and the Tuxedni National Wildlife Refuge, which protects the waters around Chisik Island.