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1951 Map of Tyonek A-2

Name: 1951 Topographic Map of Tyonek A-2
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

Cook Inlet dominates this mid-century survey, revealing the complex bathymetry and shifting tidal environment of the upper inlet. At the northern edge, the expansive Susitna Flats and heavy Mud deposits illustrate the active depositional environment near the river mouth. The southern shoreline features the remote settlement of Possession and the geographic prominence of Point Possession, where the terrain rises to a triangulation station at Vabm 116.

A thin ribbon of coastal activity is evident through various Cabins, including a site noted as Cabins HES NO 138, hinting at early homesteading or seasonal resource extraction. Much of the southern land area is dedicated to the Kenai National Moose Range, documenting a period when federal land management was solidifying in the territory. Navigational hazards like Moose Point Shoal are charted in detail, reflecting the era's reliance on maritime transport before the expansion of road networks.