BALTO'S TRUE STORY

History of the 1925 Nome Serum Run

Nome

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St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Nome. The cross atop the spire was lighted electrically during the serum run era, and was actually a mark for mushers driving their teams into Nome on the featureless snowy tundra of the Seward Peninsula. Date unknown...but prior to the serum run.
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