1952 Map of Mt. Hayes B-4

About this map

The Millers Roadhouse (Abandoned) serves as a quiet marker of early travel along the Richardson Highway in the mid-twentieth century. This corridor follows the Delta River through the Alaska Range, a landscape dominated by the massive ice flows of the Black Rapids Glacier, Castner Glacier, and Canwell Glacier. The map captures a transition in high-altitude surveying, utilizing triangulation stations like VABM Miller and VABM Castner to map the drainage patterns of Phelan Creek and the many forks of Rainy Creek. The presence of mile markers such as Mile 210 and Mile 220 emphasizes the highway's role as a vital interior artery during a period when much of the surrounding terrain, including Rainbow Mtn, remained largely untouched by permanent settlement.