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1951 Map of Seward B-1

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Seward B-1
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1964
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1964

About this map

The northern reaches of Montague Island anchor this hydrographic and topographic study of Prince William Sound. The landscape is dominated by the intricate shorelines of the Chugach National Forest, where deep indentations like Rocky Bay and Zaikof Bay carve into the timbered terrain. While primarily a record of coastal geography and bathymetry, the map identifies specific maritime landmarks such as Montague Point and Middle Pt.

The presence of Graveyard Point near Stockdale Harbor and Gilmour Point overlooking Port Chalmers suggests localized history and coastal activity in an otherwise unpopulated wilderness. Across the water, Green Island sits isolated in the sound. This 1950s documentation of the sound's topography, derived from aerial photography, provides a detailed record of the shoreline before subsequent seismic shifts altered many Alaskan coastal features.