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1950 Map of Sleetmute

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Sleetmute
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1950
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1950

About this map

Kuskokwim River serves as the central artery for this remote Alaskan interior, where trade and transport relied heavily on the water and a network of trading posts and riverside villages in 1950. The map records a series of commercial hubs essential to the era, including McDonalds Trading Post, Mellicks Trading Post, and Parks Trading Post. Historically significant landmarks like the Kolmakof Fort Ruins near Kolmakof Lake provide a window into earlier eras of Russian and American contact in the region.

Deep into the backcountry, the landscape is defined by the Chuilnuk Mountains and the winding paths of the Holitna River and Stony River. Small, isolated settlements such as Crooked Creek Village, Napaimiut, and Nogamut are mapped alongside the occasional Winter Trail and Shelter Cabin, highlighting the survival infrastructure required for navigating the vast distances between the Horn Mountains and the Kulukbuk Hills.