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A bronze statue of Balto by Frederick Roth is installed in Central Park, Manhattan, New York. Balto (1919 – March 14, 1933) was an Alaskan husky and sled dog belonging to musher and breeder Leonhard Seppala.
Oct 5, 2023 · Balto the sled dog hero nobly stands on a rock outcropping, just north of the Tisch Children's Zoo. His statue is a one of the most popular in the park and is perfect for photo ops for kids or with your own pet dog.
One of the most admired monuments in Central Park the Balto Statue stands on a rock outcropping on the path leading north from the Tisch Children’s Zoo.
Jan 4, 2018 · Arguably the most popular statue in the Park is of Balto, the famed Alaskan sled dog that battled blizzard conditions to deliver medicine to children in Nome, Alaska. Like many statues in the Park, this bronze sculpture has a fascinating background story.
On a rocky outcrop just east of Willowdale Arch stands a memorial to the Siberian husky dog, Balto, one the most beloved monuments in the Park.
On December 17, 1925, 10 months after his arrival in Nome, Balto was present as this bronze statue was unveiled in Central Park. Balto died in 1933 in Cleveland, Ohio, where his stuffed body is on display at Cleveland’s Natural History Museum.
New York dog lovers raised money to honor the Alaskan malamute that led a sled dog team in the delivery of diptheria antitoxins to the citizens of Nome, Alaska in 1924. The statue, sculpted by Frederick George Richard Roght, was dedicated in December 1925.
