1951 Map of Valdez A-1

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Glacial ice and high-altitude drainage systems dominate this mid-century survey of the Chugach Mountains interior. The Tebay Lakes and the Tebay River form a significant freshwater chain in the northern portion of the map, carving through high ridges where survey points like Vabm 5976 High mark the vertical extremes. In the southern half, the Bremner River and the Little Bremner River collect runoff from numerous unnamed glaciers, with the East Fork and Salmon Creek feeding into the wider glacial valley. The lack of roads or established trails, as noted by the Geological Survey, emphasizes the wilderness character of the region during the early 1950s. Surveyors relied on triangulation stations such as Vabm 2377 Price to chart this complex system of ice fields and silt-laden waterways near Price Creek.