100 years ago today, Balto and a team of sled dogs reached Nome, Alaska, delivering lifesaving diphtheria antitoxin to a stricken community along the historic Iditarod trail. This act of heroism on the part of all the mushers and sled dogs who made the journey led to this famous statue being erected in @centralparknyc later that year, in December 1925. Today, two members of the sled team are honored here in New York: both Balto, who completed the race, and Togo, who led the longest and most dang

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4.2K views · 88 reactions | TOP 100 LUGARES MÁS INCREÍBLES DE NUEVA YORKPUESTO 78: ESTATUA DE BALTO EN CENTRAL PARK Ubicada a la altura de la calle 67th del lado Este del Central Park de la ciudad de Nueva York se encuentra la estatua del perro Balto quien fuera uno de los héroes de “La gran carrera de la misericordia” este recorrido que hicieron perros con trineos para llevar la medicina a Nome, Alaska en 1924.#nuevayork #newyork #nyc #centralpark #balto | SamuelMarquez94 | Facebook