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1952 Map of Valdez D-4

Name: 1952 Topographic Map of Valdez D-4
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1952
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1952

About this map

Copper Center serves as the focal point of this Alaskan landscape, situated at the confluence where the Klutina River meets the Copper River. The map reflects a period of institutional transition, marked by several decommissioned government sites including the U S School Reserve (Abandoned), the U S Mil Res (Abandoned), and the U S Experiment Station Reserve (Abandoned). These administrative footprints suggest an era of early 20th-century development that had already begun to shift by the late 1940s.

Transportation infrastructure is anchored by the Richardson Highway, which parallels the Copper River, and the Edgerton Cut-Off leading toward the southeast. Surveyors established the Willow Creek Base Line near the base of Stuck Mountain, providing a precise geographic foundation for the region. To the south, the terrain rises toward Willow Mountain and the shores of Willow Lake, while scattered Cabins indicate sparse residential or seasonal activity along these remote corridors.