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1952 Map of Ketchikan C-6

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Ketchikan C-6
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Revillagigedo Island and the western reaches of the Tongass National Forest dominate this early 1950s survey of the Alaskan coast. The map illustrates a landscape defined by maritime industry and remote resource extraction, particularly around Helm Bay where several mining operations are documented. At this time, the Old Standard Mine was noted as inactive, while the Alaska Gold Mtn Mines and Steers Mine remained prominent landmarks for those navigating the waters near Gold Mtn.

Waterways like the Behm Canal and Clarence Strait provide the primary transit corridors between numerous islands, including Betton Island and Grant Island. Small markers of human presence, such as a Cabin on the western shore and named points like Indian Pt & Rock and Escape Pt, serve as vital navigational aids in a region with few established roads. The complex shoreline of Traitors Cove and Naha Bay reveals the intricate network of coves and passages essential to the local fishing and timber economies of the mid-twentieth century.