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1961 Map of Seldovia C-4

Name: 1961 Topographic Map of Seldovia C-4
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1977
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1977

About this map

Homer serves as the focal point of this coastal survey, situated where the Sterling Highway meets the base of the prominent Homer Spit. The 1961 field data reveals a growing maritime and aviation hub, featuring the Municipal Airport and numerous radio towers overlooking Coal Bay. Across the expanse of Kachemak Bay, the landscape shifts to the protected wilderness of Kachemak Bay State Park, where the massive Grewingk Glacier feeds into Grewingk Creek.

Evidence of early coastal industry and transit is visible in the scattered Cabins at Halibut Cove and the remote Halibut Cove Landing Strip on Ismailof Island. The transition from the high elevations of Lookout Mountain and Crossman Ridge down to the tide-washed McKeon Flats and China Poot Bay illustrates the peninsula's varied geography. Remote outposts like Millers Landing and the tidal reaches of Beaver Flats provide specific points of interest for those tracing the development of the Kenai Peninsula’s shoreline communities.