1948 Map of Nabesna C-6

About this map

The Slana settlement serves as a primary waypoint in this interior Alaskan landscape, situated where the Glenn Highway meets the headwaters of the Copper River. The map details a transition from the structured infrastructure of the Highway Maintenance Camp and Radio Tower near the highway to more isolated outposts like Duffys Tavern and the site at Batzulnetas. The convergence of Suslota and Suslositna Creek drainage systems toward Suslota Lake illustrates the complex hydrological network flowing from the Mentasta Mountains. This 1948 survey, revised in the early 1990s, documents the established boundaries of the Wrangell - St Elias National Park and preserve, marking a point in time when traditional sites like Old Suslota remained visible markers on the land alongside the gravel route of the Nabesna Road.