1950 Map of Teller

About this map

The Seward Peninsula meets the edge of the world here at Cape Prince of Wales, where the Bering Strait separates the United States from the USSR. This 1950s record captures a remote maritime and subsistence landscape defined by isolated settlements like Kingegan (Wales PO) and Brevig Mission. The interior is marked by the York Mountains and Kigluaik Mountains, with a primitive transportation network consisting of a Winter Trail and Tractor Trail rather than established roads. Along the coast, Port Clarence and Grantley Harbor provide a natural deep-water anchorage near the town of Teller. Farther inland, the presence of New Igloo and Marys Igloo along the Kuzitrin River reflects the historical indigenous settlement patterns and trading outposts of the region before significant modern development.