The Daily Dogs: Balto and Geoffrey
Balto and Geoffrey
Here are Geoffrey (the Italian Greyhound), Daniel (the human), and Balto (the statue.)
The statue, which can be found in Central Park in New York City, is dedicated to Balto.
According to the Central Park website:
There is a bronzed hero, near the Tisch Children’s Zoo, who stands ready to accept hugs and offer rides to his admiring fans.
The hero is Balto the sled dog who has nobly stood on a rock outcropping since 1925. His statue, a big favorite in the Park, is located west of East Drive and 67th Street and north of the Zoo.
Back in 1925 Nome, Alaska was stricken with a horrific diphtheria outbreak. Not enough antitoxin was available to treat all the sick until teams of mushers and sled dogs battled a blinding blizzard and traveled 674 miles to deliver the medicine.
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