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1952 Map of Unalakleet B-2

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Unalakleet B-2
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1965
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1965

About this map

The Yukon River dominates the eastern edge of this interior landscape, carving a wide path past Alice Island and a complex network of seasonal waterways. This 1952 survey, which includes minor revisions from 1965, documents a period of transition in the Alaskan wilderness where river-based transport remained vital. The settlement of Blackburn (Aban'd) is already noted as abandoned by the early 1950s, serving as a reminder of the shifting nature of remote outposts during the territory's development.

Logistics across this terrain relied heavily on seasonal routes like the Winter Trail that parallels the river's eastern bank. To the west, the topography rises sharply away from the floodplain, drained by numerous named tributaries including Blackburn Creek and Thompson Creek. The presence of an isolated Cabin near the confluence of Yankee Slough and Saint Joe Creek suggests the enduring presence of trapping or subsistence living in this remote corner of the Yukon-Koyukuk region.