Balto Memorial - Palmer, Alaska
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 61° 35.921 W 149° 06.805
6V E 387865 N 6831293
Memorial dedicated to lead sled dog for moving vaccine to Nome. The memorial is located on the grounds of the Visitors Center in Palmer, Alaska.
Waymark Code: WM9GGT
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 08/18/2010
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The memorial has a sculpture of a Balto, the sled dog. The sculpture's plaque is inscribed:

Balto

Balto was the lead dog of Gunnar Casson's dog team.  This team was the final team of the diphtheria  serum run to Nome from the Railroad Station in Nenana in 1925.

This sculpture was made possible by the efforts of the Butte Elementary 2nd and 3rd Grad Class of the 1997-98 school year.

For more information, see the Alaska Legislative Proclamation inside the tourist center

Type of Memorial: statue

Type of Animal: service, work animal
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