On this day in 1925, the Balto statue in Central Park was dedicated, with Balto himself in attendance! Just a few months earlier, the nation had been captivated by the story of a team of sled dogs racing against the clock to bring lifesaving medicine to Nome, Alaska during a diphtheria outbreak. Balto is just one of the heroic pups who stepped up (you may have heard the story of Togo, another beloved sled dog with his own statue on the Lower East Side), and today this statue inspires countless v

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