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1946 Map of Seldovia C-5

Name: 1946 Topographic Map of Seldovia C-5
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1958
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1958

About this map

Homer sits at the southern tip of the Kenai Peninsula, where the Sterling Highway and East Road converge overlooking the expansive Kachemak Bay. This 1946 aerial-photographic survey captures the coastal community as it relied on the sea and natural resources for its livelihood, evidenced by the Seaplane Anchorage and a localized Coal Mine along the shoreline. The interior landscape is defined by the winding course of the Anchor River and its numerous tributaries like Twitter Creek and Bridge Creek, which carve through the rising elevation leading toward Ohlson Mtn.

South of Bluff Point, the map extends across the waters of Cook Inlet to include Yukon Island and Hesketh Island. The presence of Diamond Gulch and Mutnala Gulch along the northwestern coast shows the deeply etched drainage patterns characteristic of this marine environment. For those interested in the post-war infrastructure of the peninsula, this sheet documents the early alignment of the Sterling Highway as it skirts the coastal bluffs.