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1959 Map of Yakutat B-5

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Yakutat B-5
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1963
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1963

About this map

Chief Situk Grave serves as a significant cultural landmark on this coastal survey, situated near the mouth of the Situk River within the Tongass National Forest. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of glacial rivers and tidal flats where the Yakutat River and Ahrnklin River meet the Gulf of Alaska.

Evidence of local industry and infrastructure in the late 1950s is present through the Yakutat Airport and a waterfront Cannery at the edge of the Johnson Slough. The coastal geography is further detailed by features such as Blacksand Island and the Blacksand Spit, protecting the inner waterways from the open sea. This mapping provides a detailed view of the river-fed wetlands and scattered Cabins that characterize this portion of the Alaskan shoreline before modern developments.