1954 Map of Marshall B-2

About this map

Putu Creek and Mogak Creek define the low-lying, water-saturated drainage patterns of this Alaskan landscape in the mid-1950s. The topography, mapped by the Army Map Service using photogrammetric methods from 1951 aerial photography, reveals an intricate network of unnamed ponds and marshes characteristic of the tundra west of the Yukon River. The map is defined by its hydrographic detail rather than human settlement, showing the natural state of the terrain as it was field-annotated in 1954. Aside from Kuka Creek, the area remains largely devoid of named geographic landmarks or infrastructure, reflecting the isolation of this portion of the Bethel region during the post-war era. This document captures the hydrologic complexity of the Alaskan interior before the advent of modern digital mapping, based on the surveys and control of the USC&GS and the Bureau of Land Management.