Dr Crawford W. Long - Jefferson, GA
N 34° 07.057 W 083° 34.385
17S E 262679 N 3778187
An obelisk dedicated to the late pioneering Dr Long on the square in Jefferson.
Waymark Code: WM5BY6
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 12/15/2008
Views: 10
In memory of
Dr. Crawford W. Long,
the first discoverer
of ansethesia,
the great benefactor
to the human race.
Born, Danielsville,
Madison Co., GA
Nov 1, 1815
Died, Athens, GA
June 16, 1879
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Sulphuric Ether
Anesthesia
was discovered by
Dr. Crawford W. Long
on March 30, 1842
at Jefferson, GA
and administered to
James M. Venable
for the removal of a tumor
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Given by
Dr. Lamartine Griffin
Hardman,
of Commerce, Jackson Co., GA,
in the name of his
father and mother,
Dr. B.J. Hardman and
Mrs. E.S. Hardman
life long friends of
Crawford W. Long,
Dr. B.J. Hardman, being
physician in Jackson Co.
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Erected by the Jackson Co.
Medical Society, April 21, 1910
at Jefferson, GA.
Committee,
W.B. Hardman, M.D.
S.J. Smith, M.D.
J.A. Brian, M.D.
City Committee
H.W. Bell
J.C. Bennett, M.D
F.M. Bailey,
unveiled by the Georgia
Medical Association
April 21, 1910
Date Created/Placed: April 21, 1910
Height: 30
Illuminated: no
Address: Not listed
Website: Not listed
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