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Meet Togo, The Brave Sled Dog Who Led His Team Through The Longest Leg Of The 1925 Nome Serum Run
Most people think of Balto as the heroic dog who saved the town of Nome, Alaska, from an outbreak of diphtheria in 1925, but ...
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This Heroic Dog Raced Across the Frozen Alaskan Wilderness to Deliver Life-Saving Medicine—but His Contributions Were Long Overlooked
The temperature hovered around freezing in New York’s Central Park on December 15, 1925. Clad in a thick fur coat, Alaskan ...
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This Heroic Dog Raced Across the Frozen Alaskan Wilderness to Deliver Life-Saving Medicine—but His Contributions Were Long Overlooked
A statue of Balto in Central Park Pete LaMotte ... “I never had a better dog than Togo,” Seppala later said. “His stamina, loyalty and intelligence could not be improved upon.