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1955 Map of Ketchikan A-2

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Ketchikan A-2
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Boca De Quadra and its deep fjord-like inlets define this coastal wilderness within the Tongass National Forest. The 1955 field survey captures a landscape shaped by glacial waters and short, rapid rivers, most notably the Marten River and Red River which feed into the sheltered Marten Arm. Industrial footprints are sparse but significant, including an isolated Mine and a Gaging Sta near the shoreline.

Local resource history is centered on the drainage of Hugh Smith Lake, where a Fish Hatchery (Aban'd) is noted near the mouth of Buschmann Creek. The interior is dominated by the high peaks of the Peabody Mountains, surrounded by dozens of unnamed alpine tarns and larger bodies like Humpback Lake. This sheet provides an essential record of the maritime-mountain interface before modern developments altered the regional infrastructure.