Historical Marker

Dr. Crawford W. Long and Anesthesia for Surgery

Jefferson · Jackson County · Erected 2018

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The Story

On this College Street site in 1842, the young Dr. Long etherized patient James Venable and painlessly cut a tumor from his neck, quietly pioneering surgical anesthesia years before the better-publicized Boston demonstration of 1846.

About this site

Dr. Crawford W. Long and Anesthesia for Surgery is a historical marker in Jefferson, Jackson County, erected in 2018. It is one of 17 historical markers documented in Jackson County, among 116 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.1180, -83.5730 near Jefferson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Crawford Long Monument (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Jackson County Troops Monument, Crawford W. Long Museum, and James Jackson.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 34.1180, -83.5730 · Jefferson, Jackson County

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Nearby in Jackson County

Historical Marker

Crawford Long Monument

Jefferson · 1910

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Jackson County Troops Monument

Jefferson · 2011

Museum

Crawford W. Long Museum

Martin Institute Mural

Jefferson

Historic Place

Jackson County Courthouse