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1952 Map of Seward A-3

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Seward A-3
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Latouche Island serves as the industrial and maritime anchor of this 1950s coastal survey, depicting a period of transition in the Prince of Wales Passage. The settlement of Latouche is established on the island's western shore, positioned near a cluster of resource-extraction sites including the Beatson Mine (Aband) and Blackbird Mine (Aband). These locations, along with the nearby Girdwood (Aband), reflect the boom-and-bust cycle of early twentieth-century mining in the region. Across the water on Evans Island, the San Juan Cannery and Port Ashton highlight the importance of the commercial fishing industry during this era.

The complex geography of the Sound is defined by narrow waterways like Bainbridge Passage and Elrington Passage, which connect the inner islands to the open Montague Strait. Nautical infrastructure is evident at the Lighthouse Reserve on Knight Island and the Powder Pt Radio Towers. This map preserves the locations of numerous cabins and specialized terrain features, such as Broon Buttes and Reynolds Peak, within the protected bounds of the Chugach National Forest.