1949 Map of Valdez D-7

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Tazlina Lake dominates this 1949 interior landscape, serving as the central reservoir for the surrounding glacial runoff and drainage networks. The glacial Nelchina River enters from the north, depositing sediment into the broad basin before the waters eventually progress toward the Copper River system. The map reveals a wild, largely unsettled region during the late 1940s, where the only signs of human habitation are isolated Cabins scattered along the shoreline and western slopes.