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1951 Map of Seward A-7

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Seward A-7
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Seward serves as the focal point of this 1951 survey, situated at the head of Resurrection Bay where the mountains meet the sea. The town's significance as a transportation and logistics hub is evident through the presence of the Alaska Railroad, the Army Dock, and the City Dock, alongside a cluster of Oil Tanks and the Seward Airport. The landscape is dominated by the Kenai Mountains, with Marathon Mountain and Iron Mountain towering over the settlement.

North of the main townsite, the Seward Highway follows the valley floor toward Woodrow, passing a Sawmill and several gravel pits that point to the local industry of the era. The mapping also captures the wilder surroundings within the Chugach National Forest, from the expansive Bear Glacier in the south to the braided channels of the Resurrection River. Residential and educational life is marked by the Bayview School, while smaller outposts like Lowell Point and various Cabins line the western shore of the bay.