Nome, Alaska

Nome is a city located in Nome Census Area, Alaska. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 3,505. Briefly at its founding in 1898, it was called Anvil City. Nome was incorporated in 1901, and its now within the Sitnasuak Native Corporation lands.

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Nome Census Area, Alaska - 2000 - 1898 - Incorporate - 1901 - Sitnasuak Native Corporation

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In the winter of 1925, a diphtheria epidemic among Eskimos in Nome was halted when, during fierce blizzard conditions, a sled team arrived with serum. The sled driver was Gunnar Kaasen and the lead sled dog was Balto. A statue of Balto by F.G. Roth stands near the zoo in Central Park, New York, as does one in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. The annual Iditarod sled-dog race commemorates this historic event.

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1925 - Diphtheria - Eskimo - Blizzard - Sled - Serum - Gunnar Kaasen - Sled dog - Balto - F.G. Roth - Central Park - New York - Anchorage - Alaska - Iditarod

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