1952 Map of Unalakleet

About this map

The Unalakleet River valley serves as a primary corridor between the coast of Norton Sound and the interior river systems in this mid-century portrait of western Alaska. The coastal settlement of Unalakleet, noted here as a Native Reservation, anchors the shoreline near its Commercial Airport and Radio Towers. Moving inland, the landscape transitions from coastal bluffs like Tolukowuk Bluffs to the towering Kaiyuh Mountains. This survey captures a remote geography defined by essential transport routes, including the Winter Trail and several river systems like the Eagle River and Yukon River. Scattered evidence of early industry and habitation appears through the Williams Mine, the McLeod Prospect, and the site of Healy (Aband). Numerous sloughs and islands, such as Bullfrog Island and Honeymoon Slough, highlight the complex hydrology of the Yukon delta area.