Nome
Nome is a city in Alaska. The city is located on the Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. Nome was incorporated in 1901, and was once the most-populous city in Alaska.
In the winter of 1925, a diphtheria epidemic raged among Alaska Natives in the Nome area. Fierce territory-wide blizzard conditions prevented the delivery of a life-saving serum by airplane from Anchorage. A relay of dog sled teams was organized to deliver the serum. Today, the Iditarod Dog Sled Race follows the same route they took and ends in Nome.
Founding Date
1901
Alternative Name(s)
Inupiaq: Sitŋasuaq
Type
Town
Population
3,699
Inhabitant Demonym
Nomeite
Location under
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