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1956 Map of Livengood D-6

Name: 1956 Topographic Map of Livengood D-6
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1993
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1993

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The Yukon River dominates this interior landscape, carving a wide, island-studded path past Sightas Island and Crescent Island. This 1956 survey, later updated with revisions through 1975, documents the essential infrastructure that opened the Alaskan wilderness. Modern industrial corridors like The Trans-Alaska Pipeline and the Dalton Highway cut through the terrain, contrasting with older routes such as the Winter Trail and the remote Landing Strip near the Ray River.

Elevated terrain including the Fort Hamlin Hills and Smoothface Mountain provides a backdrop to the river system, which includes the Big Salt River and Isom Creek. The eastern portion of the sheet is largely defined by the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, preserving a complex network of marshes and waterways. Isolated human presence is noted at small Cabin sites and the Woodcamp landmark, reflecting the region's sparse settlement and reliance on river and air travel during this era.