1950 Map of Solomon D-3

About this map

The Fish River dominates this interior Alaskan landscape, winding through complex drainage networks that defined travel in the Seward Peninsula during the mid-twentieth century. Captured shortly after the war, the map reveals a remote territory where movement relied on the Winter Trail and a specialized Tractor Trail cutting across the foothills of Mt Wick. The confluence of the Niukluk River and the Fish River creates a labyrinth of waterways, including the descriptively named Steamboat Slough, suggesting the historical reach of shallow-draft river navigation in this subarctic region.