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1954 Map of Talkeetna B-2

Name: 1954 Topographic Map of Talkeetna B-2
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1962
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1962

About this map

Petersville stands at the northern edge of this Alaskan landscape, a hub for the mining activity concentrated along the upper drainages. The influence of the early 1950s mining industry is evident in the presence of Placer Mines and Dredge Tailing near the town, supported by a nearby Airstrip and a Tractor Trail cutting through the center of the sheet. The terrain transitions from the high, relief-rich Peters Hills and Little Peters Hills down into a complex lowland of muskeg and unnamed swamps to the east.

Water dominates the topography, from the broad Kahiltna River in the southwest to the dense network of tributaries including Twentyfive-Mile Lake, Kroto Lake, and Hungryman Creek. This survey provides a look at the mid-century infrastructure required to navigate and extract resources from this environment before major modern developments, preserving the locations of isolated cabins and small-scale mountain gulches.