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1952 Map of Seward B-1

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Seward B-1
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1954
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

Montague Island dominates the southeastern quadrant of this maritime study, showing the complex coastline of the Chugach National Forest in the early 1950s. The map illustrates the island's northern reaches, where the land meets the deep waters of Prince William Sound. Key navigational landmarks and protected waters such as Stockdale Harbor and Port Chalmers are detailed with depth soundings and topographic relief. These inlets provided critical shelter for vessels navigating the remote Alaskan waters of this era.

Across the channel to the west, Green Island sits isolated, while the northern tip of Montague is defined by prominent coastal features like Graveyard Point and Montague Point. The mapping of large inlets like Zaikof Bay and Rocky Bay reveals a landscape defined entirely by its relationship to the sea, where every named point, such as Middle Pt or Gilmour Point, served as an essential reference for maritime travel and coastal commerce.