Crawford Long Birthsite--GHM 97-2 -Madison County - Georgia Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Dr. Crawford W. Long who first used ether as an anesthetic, in a surgical operation in Jefferson, Ga., March 30, 1842, was born in a house that stands about 1 block from here. Dr. Long, born Nov. 1, 1815, was barely 27 when he performed the famous operation on James Venable to remove a neck tumor. He attended Frankiln College (U. of Ga.) obtaining his M.A. at 19. He roomed with "Little Ace" Stephens, future Vice President of the Confederacy. He recieved his M.D. at University of Pennsylvania in 1839 and moved to Jefferson in 1841. He died June 16, 1878 and is buried in Athens.

Type of Marker: Building Marker #: 097-2 Date: 1955 Sponsor: Georgia Historical Commission

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