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Balto Statue Central Park, NYC
Balto was a Siberian Husky sled dog which earned celebrity status for his heroics in 1925. In January 1925, a diphtheria outbreak threatened the children of Nome, Alaska—some 700 miles from the medicine they needed in Anchorage. In a story that captivated the world, twenty sled dog teams relayed the medicine through blinding snow and subzero temperatures, with an intrepid Siberian husky named Balto completing the final 53-mile leg of the journey. Musher of sled Gunnar Kaasen stated he could barely see his hand in front of his face in the whiteout blizzard conditions. Balto's team did their leg of the run almost entirely in the dark. At Nome, everybody wanted to thank Kaasen for saving the children at first, but he suggested giving praise to Balto as well. New York City was adamant about honoring him, and the sculpture was dedicated on December 17 1925. in Central Park. Balto died in March 1933 in ease at Cleveland Zoo. After he died, his body was mounted and displayed in the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, where it remains today.
Balto Statue Central Park, NYC
Balto was a Siberian Husky sled dog which earned celebrity status for his heroics in 1925. In January 1925, a diphtheria outbreak threatened the children of Nome, Alaska—some 700 miles from the medicine they needed in Anchorage. In a story that captivated the world, twenty sled dog teams relayed the medicine through blinding snow and subzero temperatures, with an intrepid Siberian husky named Balto completing the final 53-mile leg of the journey. Musher of sled Gunnar Kaasen stated he could barely see his hand in front of his face in the whiteout blizzard conditions. Balto's team did their leg of the run almost entirely in the dark. At Nome, everybody wanted to thank Kaasen for saving the children at first, but he suggested giving praise to Balto as well. New York City was adamant about honoring him, and the sculpture was dedicated on December 17 1925. in Central Park. Balto died in March 1933 in ease at Cleveland Zoo. After he died, his body was mounted and displayed in the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, where it remains today.