Loading map...

1951 Map of Port Alexander

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Port Alexander
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1995
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1995

About this map

Baranof Island and Kuiu Island anchor this mid-century survey of the Alexander Archipelago, showing a landscape defined by deep fjords and isolated maritime outposts. The settlement of Port Alexander sits near the southern tip of Baranof, serving as a focal point for a region where transport was almost exclusively waterborne. To the north, the Lucky Chance Mine indicates the era's industrial activity tucked into the mountainous interior near Redoubt Lake.

Navigation remains the primary concern along these coastlines, evidenced by the Cape Decision Lighthouse on the southern tip of Kuiu and numerous named points like Cape Ommaney and Point Walter. The map documents early preservation efforts through the St Lazaria National Wildlife Refuge and the primitive state of the Baranof Island Wilderness before modern infrastructure reached these inlets. Small landings at Port Walter and Port Armstrong represent the specialized shore-based economies of the early 1950s.