1925 Serum facts
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The sled dog, Togo, was responsible for leading his team through the most dangerous and longest stretch of the 1925 Serum Run by 200 miles. Balto and his team led the last 55 mile stretch into the town of Nome getting most of the credit and media attention.
Togo, the real hero dog of the Serum run to Nome in 1925 who ran more then any other sled team (including Balto's) saved his teams lives by going through a blizzard blind and crossing breaking ice.
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While Balto is often given credit for the success of the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, another dog Togo completed the longest and most difficult leg of the relay. He traveled over 350 miles, crossing exposed and breaking ice and climbing 5,000 ft up Little McKinley Mountain in whiteout conditions
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Balto, the lead sled dog on the final stretch of the diphtheria serum run to Nome in 1925, is preserved in taxidermy and on display at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History
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Balto (the sled dog that led the famous serum run in 1925 Alaska) can be viewed at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. His body was mounted after he died and is now on display.
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A dog named Togo was the real hero of the 1925 serum run. Balto was just the dog that completed the last leg of the run.
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Balto was the lead dog in the last leg of the '1925 serum run to Nome' that saved the city from an epidemic.
