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 * 1) 1 In 1925 diptheria epidemic threatened the children of Nome. The needed serum for this disease was in Anchorage. The only aircraft had been demantled for the winter and the serum had to be delivered by dog sled. 20 teams relayed the medicine to Nome, each team covering 674 miles in 27.5 hours. Balto was the lead dog that brought the serum to the town of Nome.

Balto - by Soccerstar 1.   Balto is a hero for saving the town from a disease that all most killed the whole town. Balto is a Siberian husky sled dog. He led his team on the final leg of the 1925 serum run to Nome. Balto was named after the same explorer Samuel Balto. The serum was transported by train from Anchorage to Nenana, where the first musher embarked as part of a relay aimed at delivering the needed serum to Nome. More than 20 musher’s took part, facing a blizzard with -23 F temperatures and strong winds. News coverage of the race was world wide. The disease was called the diphtheria in Nome. It took 5 days and seven hours for the sled dogs to delivered the medicines. Balto died March 14th 1933 at the age of even. 2.   1880 Gold rushes were a major part of Alaska history. 1900 Dog teams were as common in Alaska as cars, ATV’s, and snow machines are today. 1910 Dog sled teams took mail and freight service to the miners in western Alaska. 1915 The railroad of Anchorage was found. 1916 No less than 3,400 pounds of the precious metal came out behind 46 dogs. 1924 Legendary aviator Carl Ben Eielson and the use of airplanes rapidly spread throughout the North Country.

By schwaa In January 1925 doctors found out that there was a really bad diptheria epidemic could make the children very sick in Nome. The only serum was almost 1000 miles away but the aircraft that could deliver the medicine. Officials turned to dog sleders to move the medicine. Then a musher from Anchorage was the first guy to lead a big relay. More than 20 mushers joined in this relay. 6 days later, On February 2 1925, Gunner Kaassen drove his dog team with his leader Blato. Balto saved lots of people.

by Schwaa

i think the list of events that led up to the first Iditarod were: A guy went and travelled all of alaska as a mission for something. Then he told a whole bunch of people he did this. Those people told more people and a race began!

Retroboy

I am pretty sure it started when this dude went to the other side of alaska, told people and now there is a race about it! his ghost (If dead) is probally like, so I saved alaska and there is a holiday about the race but not me?!?! Heading 1 Heading 2 Heading 3 Heading 4 Heading 5 Heading 6 Normal Code                Cancel