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1951 Map of Seldovia

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Seldovia
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Kenai Peninsula geography is defined here by the meeting of massive ice fields and the waters of Cook Inlet. This 1951 provisional compilation illustrates a pre-statehood era where coastal settlements like Seldovia and Homer served as the primary hubs for a region largely dominated by the Kenai National Moose Range. The map reveals the intricate shoreline of Kachemak Bay, dotted with smaller landings and historical sites including Millers Landing and Alexandrovsk.

Deep glacial systems such as the Tustumena Glacier and Dinglestadt Glacier flow from the interior mountains toward the Gulf of Alaska, shaping the fjords of Nuka Bay and Peterson Bay. Inland, the landscape transitions from the heights of Bald Mtn to the drainage of Deep Creek and the Anchor River. These water-bound transport patterns reflect an era of maritime and subsistence-based life before the extensive modern road networks reached many of these remote points.