GeorgiaThe Crawford W. Long Museum in Jefferson, Georgia, commemorates Dr. Crawford Williamson Long, the physician credited with performing the first surgery using ether anesthesia when, on March 30, 1842, he removed a neck tumor from a patient painlessly in his Jefferson office. Established in 1957, the museum occupies a multi-building complex in downtown Jefferson and presents a medical gallery of Long family heirlooms alongside exhibits tracing the development of modern anesthesia. The complex also incorporates the Pendergrass Store, a dry-goods building opened in 1858 and considered the town's only surviving pre-Civil War commercial structure. Marketing itself as the 'birthplace of anesthesia,' the museum draws visitors interested in the history of medicine and marked the 175th anniversary of Long's discovery in 2017.
Crawford W. Long Museum
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Crawford W. Long Museum is a museum in Jefferson, Jackson County. It is one of 116 historic sites cataloged in Jackson County on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.1188, -83.5735 near Jefferson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jackson County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include James Jackson, Jackson County Courthouse, and Dr. Crawford W. Long and Anesthesia for Surgery.
This record is drawn from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The Crawford W. Long Museum in Jefferson, Georgia, commemorates Dr. Crawford Williamson Long, the physician credited with performing the first surgery using ether anesthesia when, on March 30, 1842, he removed a neck tumor from a patient painlessly in his Jefferson office. Established in 1957, the museum occupies a multi-building complex in downtown Jefferson and presents a medical gallery of Long family heirlooms alongside exhibits tracing the development of modern anesthesia. The complex also incorporates the Pendergrass Store, a dry-goods building opened in 1858 and considered the town's only surviving pre-Civil War commercial structure. Marketing itself as the 'birthplace of anesthesia,' the museum draws visitors interested in the history of medicine and marked the 175th anniversary of Long's discovery in 2017.
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