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1948 Map of Tanacross A-3

Name: 1948 Topographic Map of Tanacross A-3
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1978
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1978

About this map

The Tetlin Indian Reservation dominates this 1948 landscape, capturing a vast network of wetlands and river systems in eastern Alaska before significant modern development. The Tanana River meanders across the terrain, joined by the Kalukna River and Tetlin River amidst a complex of hundreds of lakes, including Midway Lake and the distinctive Nuziamundcho Lake. Evidence of early transportation and infrastructure is visible via the Alaska Highway in the north and a Pipeline corridor, while a Winter Sled Trail suggests the seasonal nature of movement through these wetlands.

Local landmarks often bear the names of individuals, such as Titus Paul Hill, Big John Hill, and Long Fred Lake, providing specific points of interest for genealogists and local historians. Scattered cabins and a Fish Camp Lake point to the traditional land use and subsistence patterns of the era. The mapping, based on 1948 aerial photography, preserves the original shoreline configurations of bodies like Tlocogn Lake and Swan Lake as they existed in the mid-century.