Balto..The Hero Dog of Alaska..

Balto (c.1919-14 March 1933) was a Siberian Husky sled dog who led his team on the final leg of the 1925 serum run to Nome, in which diphtheriaantitoxin was transported from Anchorage, Alaska to Nenana, Alaska by train and then to Nome by dog sled to combat an outbreak of the disease.[1] ^{[1][2] [3]} The run is commemorated by the annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Balto was named after the Sámi explorer Samuel Balto.

See also:

http://www.baltostruestory.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balto

http://www.akc.org/news/press_center/press_releases/2003/june/All_American_Dogs.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outdoor_sculpture_in_New_York_City

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iditarod_Trail

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balto_(character)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togo_(dog)

Related Links:

http://www.theamericanstoryteller.com/story-details.cfm?story=2

http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=B

http://www.cmnh.org/site/AtTheMuseum/OnExhibit/PermanentExhibits/Balto.aspx