1958 Map of Medfra B-1

About this map

Telida sits at the northern edge of a complex wetland system where the Swift Fork Kuskokwim River and several tributaries converge. This mid-century survey illustrates a remote landscape centered around the upper reaches of the Kuskokwim drainage, featuring the Telida Mountains and Grayling Hill. The map provides a rare look at local infrastructure before modern development, documenting Landing Strips, a Cem, and scattered Cabins. Transport in this subarctic environment is defined by seasonal routes, notably the Winter Trail and a network of waterways including Telidaside Creek and the Slow Fork Kuskokwim River. The transition between the open water of Upper Telida Lake and the marshy expanses around Bear Island Lake reflects the region's interior drainage patterns. Evidence of previous habitation appears near the primary settlement, marked simply as Ruins.