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1952 Map of Livengood A-1

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Livengood A-1
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1994
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1994

About this map

Mining operations and historical campsites define this portion of the Fairbanks North Star Borough during the early 1950s. The landscape is marked by the winding path of the Davidson Ditch (Aband), an ambitious hydraulic mining water system that once served the gold fields. Several former communities are recorded as sites, including Cleary, Golden City, and Meehan, illustrating the shifting nature of settlement in the Alaskan interior as mineral resources were sought and exhausted.

Transportation is anchored by the Steese Highway, which provides access to rugged landmarks like Pedro Dome and Coffee Dome. Evidence of industrial history is found at the Cleary Hill Mine and the Newsboy Mine, while more modern scientific pursuits are represented by the Bielson Alaska Long Period Array Research Site. The northern reaches include the White Mountain National Recreation Area, where the Chatanika River flows past Captain Bluff Camp.