Cartography of Community

Welcome to the Pratt Museum’s first attempt at a searchable online collection. Of the 275 archived pieces in the Pratt’s Cartography collection, this section of our website focuses on 45 specific maps of local value. Dates on these maps range from the earliest years of the 20th century through the late 1970s, and fall into a few unique categories: 1.) Maps that were hand-drawn by local cartographers, documenting the layout of the town over various parts of the last century; 2.) Hand-drawn maps that speculate on potential land use that never came to be; 3.) Maps that have been annotated in pen, sometimes accompanied by oral histories, usually marking local Native land and marine use, community resources, place-names, and other “Kitchen Table” style mapped information; and, 4.) Maps with fragile conservation status.

Click on the images of the maps below to view them at full scale, or contact the Pratt to make an appointment to see these maps in person. Copies of several of these maps will be made available at the Homer Public Library, but the Museum has the originals!

If you have questions, comments, or concerns about any of the maps below, please feel free to contact Collections Manager Savanna Bradley.

This project was made possible through the support of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

Map Test

Pratt ID# and Map Title	Date	Description
PM1984.017.0008: Coal Point Alaska Land Survey	1946	Charles Baker Abbott Collection. Blueline copy, shows lot lines and proposed development on Homer Spit.
PM1984.017.0009: Preliminary Sketch Location, Proposed Fuel Dock	1956	Charles Baker Abbott Collection. Blue line copy with redrawing in pencil. Shows end of Homer Spit, Vicinity Key.
PM1984.017.0010: Alaska Cement Co. Plant Site Plan	No Date	Charles Baker Abbott Collection. Map of Homer Spit showing potential location of Cement Company, proposed and drawn by Charles Abbott.
PM1984.017.0011: Development plan end of Homer Spit	No Date	Charles Baker Abbott Collection. Pencil and red pencil on parchment. Shows Charles Abbott's proposals for Spit development.
PM1984.017.0012: Homer Small Boat Basin	1949	Charles Baker Abbott Collection. Drawn by Charles Abbott on a Corp of Engineers map. Showing Abbott's ideas for an alternate sight for small boat harbor.
PM1979.028.0001: Homer Electric Association - REA Project - Alaska 5 Kenai	1965	Hand drawn by J.A.P. for Homer Electric Association - REA Project-Alaska 5 Kenai. Notes for zoning, and land conditions. Date: 1/24/65. Note the "No building Zone to prevent encroachment and to allow for future runway expansion" and "Entire Spit to be Zoned Industrial with Limited Commercial"
PM1979.035.0001a: Plan of Proposed, temporary, Coal Chute for Homer Wharf, 1901	1901	One of four drawings in this collection, these 1901 hand drawn plans for Homer Wharf Coal Chute, provide detail for a proposed, temporary Coal Chute for Homer Wharf.
PM1979.035.0001b: Original Plans - Warehouse - 1899 Cook Inlet Coal Fields Co.	1899	The second of four drawings in this collection, this work on oilskin depicts original plans for a 1899 Warehouse for the Cook Inlet Coal Fields Company.
PM1979.035.0001d: Original Plans for Lots - ROW U.S. Railway - Cook Inlet Coal Fields Company	1900	The fourth drawing in this series from 1900 depicts incomplete plans for what appears to be a possible Railway along the Homer Spit.
PM1979.037.0001: Homer Electric Association - REA Project - Alaska 5 Kenai - Anchor River	1964	Drawn by D.E.F. for Homer Electric Association in 1964. Shows lots and owners' names.
PM1979.048.0001: Homer - Vicinity Map No. 59 - 1957 - Roads	1957	This map shows roads in and around Homer area from Diamond Gulch to East Hill Extension August 1957.
PM1979.035.0001c: Plan for Mine Location Cook Inlet Coal Fields Company Homer	1900	The third of four drawings in this collection, these 1899 original plans detail bridges, roads, chicken house, stable, for planned mine location, Cook Inlet Coalfields Company.
PM1979.057.0003: Map No. 2 Business locations Homer, Alaska	1962	Enlarged map of Homer business locations, featuring Pioneer Avenue and nearby surrounding areas.
PM1979.060.0001: HEA - REA Project - Seldovia-Halibut Cove Distribution Line	1964	Map created by Homer Electric Association showing transmission lines from Seldovia to Halibut Cove, dated May 26, 1964.
PM1984.017.0004: Alaska Cement Co. Property Location Development Plan	1946	From the Charles Baker Abbott Collection, this map shows the mouth of Kachemak Bay, cut in vicinity map of Anchorage, Alaska and Kenai Peninsula. Note the handwritten descriptions of mineral deposits on Abbott's property, and other Kachemak Bay locations.
PM1984.017.0003: Grey Cliff Limestone Homer Coal Properties	1948	From the Charles Baker Abbott Collection, this map shows Kachemak Bay from English Bay to Glacier Spit on the south side; Bluff Point to Fritz Creek on the north. Grey Cliff Limestone: Homer Coal Properties was mapped for John T. Powell (Howell?), May 1948.
PM1979.072.0006: Homer Spit Land Map	1961	Homer Spit Land Map, March 10, 1961. "Compiled and Drawn from official plats of townships 6 &7 South Range 13 West S.M. Alaska. Meander Line Shown varies with line of mean high water in certain areas because of erosion since date of survey." Red pencil notations numbering lots and owners.
PM1979.047.0001: Homer Area Map	No Date	Untiled map of Homer area, including West Hill to near Rochelle Road on East End (named Fritz Creek Drive on the map). Shows all streets of Homer, Drives, roads, airport boundaries, etc., pre-bypass and possibly pre-Main Street North of Pioneer. Does not include Homer Spit.
PM1979.029.0001: Vicinity Map - W.R. Bell Subdivision - 1970 Addition	1970	Map reproduction, closeup with detail of tract belonging to Walter R. Bell, showing grave site and designated memorial park.
PM1979.057.0001: Map No. 1 Homer and Vicinity, Business locations -1962	1962	Homer and vicinity map with identified business locations. (multiple copies of varying quality held in Museum collection).
PM1979.061.0001: Map of Homer AK - Special Census 1978 Crew Leader's Map	1978	Crew Leader's Map for 1978 Census, scale 1" = 1000'. Sections 19 and 20 delineated with orange marker. Museum location indicated in green.
PM1979.073.0001: Homer Township - Abbott and Benson - L-1-4	No Date	Undetailed map of Homer Township by Chas. B. Abbott and Noel M. Benson, on yellowed paper.
PM1979.076.0001: Plan of Mine Location - Cook Inlet Coalfield Co	1900	"Plan of Mine Location, Cook Inlet Coalfield Co Scale 50' to an inch, John Kirsopp Engineer". Copy of mining claim showing buildings, roads, bridges.
PM1979.079.0001: City of Homer, Alaska	No Date	Map in pencil on tracing paper, showing lots in Homer, Alaska, no date.
PM1979.080.0001: Land Owners from Crossman Ridge South to town of Homer	No Date	Blow-up of Homer Township map showing Diamond Ridge Road east to Crossman Ridge, south to Homer and Beluga Lake. In red ink, quarter sections are written in and in pencil, ownership and lots are shown for some sections.
PM1979.081.0001: Generalized Land Ownership with Parks System overlay	1969?	Annotated map of Kenai Peninsula Borough showing land ownership. Large areas are hand-colored in with magic marker and tagged with type-written labels to show National Monuments, State Parks, Wilderness Units, Fish and Wildlife Habitat, Moose Ranges, Study Areas.
PM1983.029.0001: Dept of the Interior - Alaska Road Comm. SW District - General Situation, Homer 1939	1939	Map on paper, several pieces of tape along folds. Department of The Interior Alaska Road Commission - Southwestern District - Entitled: General Situation Homer, Shows Homer Spit and town of Homer with various stores, businesses and topographical features. Homesteads shown in print and added in pencil.
PM1984.017.0005: Coal Point Industrial Development Plot Plan - Land Utilization Program	1958	Charles Baker Abbott Collection. Map showing potential development of the land at the end of the Homer Spit. Small Boat Basin on west side of spit as well as harbor area suggested on East side.
PM1982.167.0001: Annotated Upper Cook Inlet - 230	1944	Hand-lettered locations of salmon traps and canneries, with date of 1944 annotated on a map published in 1941. Color legend.
PM1984.017.0006: Plat of Township	1917? or 1947?	Charles Baker Abbott Collection. Very faint copy of township plats, featuring Homer, Spit, and surrounding area. Some annotations made in ink and pencil denoting ownership (?), unknown alteration date.
PM1984.017.0007: Plat of .93ac in lot 20 section 1	1961	Charles Baker Abbott Collection. Plat map of property along Homer Spit Road.
PM1984.017.0013: Industrial Development Plot Plan	1958	Charles Baker Abbott Collection. Copy of a map drawn by Charles Abbott depicting a potential location of a Small Craft Harbor and other development on the end of the Homer Spit.
PM1984.017.0014: Alaska Cement Co. Plant Site Plot Plan	No Date	Charles Baker Abbott Collection. Map of potential plant site location for the Alaska Cement Co, proposed and drawn by Charles Abbott.
PM1984.017.0015: Coal Pt., Homer Spit, Alaska: Preliminary Layout showing possible 10 acre tract development	No Date	Charles Baker Abbott Collection. Showing in pencil Coal Point, Homer, AK. development plan by Charles Abbott.
PM1984.017.0016: Industrial Development Plot Plan	1950	Charles Baker Abbott Collection. Parchment with brown ink, green and blue markings, covers Coal Point, drawn by Charles Abbott. Appears to be planning for potential Brick Manufacturing plant, including buildings, railroad, storage, and other specifics. Map is drawn on very reflective material, making digitization difficult.
PM1984.017.0023: Homer Alaska Ground Plan - Spit	No Date	Charles Baker Abbott Collection. Copy of a map showing topography of end of Spit, property lines, with penciled sketches of proposed building or development over copy.
PM1984.017.0024: Homer Small Boat Basin Showing Alternate Site	1949	Charles Baker Abbott Collection. Harbors and rivers in Alaska Cook Inlet and Tributaries: Homer Small Boat Basin Showing AlternateSite. Corp of Engineers map, blue line copy. Shows development plans for Homer Spit, Location and Vicinity Maps.
PM1984.017.0001: Preliminary General Land Layout Sketch Map	1939 - 1946	Charles Baker Abbott Collection. Pencil drawn general land layout sketch map showing homestead land use as of 1939, dated 1946. Ink boundary lines. Covers from Bluff Pt. east to Fritz Creek, North to Olson Mt.
PM1984.017.0002: Proposed Expansion Salty Dawg Saloon	1960	Charles Baker Abbott Collection. Proposed expansion to the Salty Dawg Saloon. Note from John Dagleish to CBA on side of drawing.
PM1984.017.0032: Homer Subdivisions	No Date	Charles Baker Abbott Collection. From Olson Lane to North of Pioneer Avenue.
PM1984.017.0033: Seldovia	No Date	Charles Baker Abbott Collection. Map showing Seldovia from east of Fillmore Homestead to west of Irene Lake. Some land owners and homesteads listed, no dates.
PM1984.017.0035: Map No.2 - Business Location Homer, AK	1962	Charles Baker Abbott Collection. copy of map drawn by Charles Abbott showing locations and names of businesses in Homer. From Ohlson Lane to Spit Road and East Road.
PM1986.051.0001: Map, Annotated - Cook Inlet Canneries, fish traps, saltries, et al	post-1942	Hand written in red and black ink are names, numbers, & other data on salmon canneries, fish traps, salteries, clam canneries, etc. around Cook Inlet. Head waters of many bays & inlets are outlined in turquoise marker. Unknown what that indicates.
PM1985.051.0001: General Plan, Homer, Alaska. Civil Aeronautics Administration	1945	Map shows power lines, transmission areas, water lines, powerhouse, and other electric related items along with any CAA items such as airport, circa 1945. Boundaries are Lake Lambert to the east, Mud Bay to the south, Diamond Ridge to the north and about West Hill Road to the west.
PM1993.168.0002: 1899 Preliminary Map of Railway, Cook Inlet Coal Fields Co., Alaska	1899	1899 Preliminary Map of Railway, Cook Inlet Coal Fields Co., Alaska. Map shows Spit, bluffs, rail tracks, and coal transfer stations.
PM1993.168.0003: Plat Map of Town of Homer, Alaska, late 1800s	1890s	Plat Map of proposed Town of Homer, Alaska, late 1800s. Appears to be a fantasized subdivision layout of the Homer Spit.
PM1993.168.0004: Plat Map of Town of Homer, Alaska, late 1800s	1890s	Another copy of a Plat Map of proposed Town of Homer, Alaska, late 1800s. Appears to be a fantasized subdivision layout of the Homer Spit. See PM1993.168.0003 for related image.
PM1996.092.0001: Map, Annotated - Native land use and fishing site notation	1963	Historic Native land use and fishing site notations in Seldovia area made by Folklorist Susan W. Fair during an interview with Pete Elvsaas in July 1998. Includes place names, traplines, setnet sites, and seal hunting site.
PM2005.031.0001: Map of Present Homer Coal Mine from working and information compiled by Evans Jones	1970s	Detailed undated map hand drawn by Sam Pratt showing the location of coal mines and rail access with tunnel dimensions of coal mines along the coastal bluff just west of downtown Homer.
PM2016.017.0001: Cooper Bed map - One Possible Method, Initial Plan - Homer Coal Corp.	1946	Possibly from the Charles Baker Abbott Collection. Cooper Bed map - One Possible Method of Mining and Pillar Extraction, Initial Plan "Superseded by recent field investigation, Cook Inlet." - Homer Coal Corporation ., Chas B. Abbott - April 25, 1946 - Section details on 1.) Coal Conveyor Trestle and Mooring Dophins, detail and general layout with enlarged section; and 2.) Coal Block with coal prospecting application, noting conflicting Coal mining permits: Ted Hursey and Robert Bruce. Notes some detail on 1946 landmarks and businesses, in addition to proposed development.
PM2016.017.0054: Aerial Photograph - Homer, Alaska	No Date	Aerial photograph of Homer general area, subdivision focus on Pioneer Y intersection (Pre-Bypass) and Pioneer Avenue to just past Alice's.