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1952 Map of Seward B-3

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

USGS Topo · Published 1954

About this map

The Alutiiq settlement of Chenega stands on the southern tip of Chenega Island, a focal point of this 1950s maritime survey. The map details the village infrastructure, including the Chenega Cem, before the devastating 1964 earthquake and tsunami fundamentally altered the community. Surrounding the village, the Chugach National Forest boundary tightly frames the exclusion area, while Dangerous Passage separates the island from the complex coastline to the north.

Industrial activity is noted near Port Audrey with a Cannery (Aban'd), reflecting the ebb and flow of the local fishing economy. The hydrographic data records soundings across Knight Island Passage and Drier Bay, reaching toward the intricate coves of Knight Island. From the heights of Eshamy Peak to the sheltered waters of Snug Harbor, the map documents a remote landscape of subsistence and seasonal industry along the western edge of Prince William Sound.