1954 Map of Lime Hills D-7

About this map

Cheeneetnuk River dominates the drainage of this interior Alaskan landscape, winding through a complex network of elevations and marshy lowlands. This mid-century survey illustrates an era before significant human development reached this portion of the Lime Hills D-7 quadrangle, where the terrain is defined by its natural hydrology rather than roads or settlements. In the eastern sector, the Shoeleather Creek tributary joins the river system, reflecting the intricate topographic character of the region as documented during the 1953 aerial photography missions. The map provides an look at unsurveyed lands predetermined by the Bureau of Land Management, where land lines represent theoretical boundaries in a territory that remained largely unmarked in the early 1950s.