GeorgiaThe historic Jackson County Courthouse anchors the Jefferson square in a town famous in medical history: it was here in 1842 that Dr. Crawford W. Long first used ether as a surgical anesthetic, an achievement commemorated at the Crawford W. Long Museum just off the square. The two-story brick courthouse itself was designed by architect William W. Thomas and completed in 1879, making it one of the first courthouses raised in Georgia after the Civil War, with a Classical Revival clock tower added in 1906. For decades it was celebrated as the oldest continuously operating courthouse in the United States, holding court until a new courthouse opened north of Jefferson in 2004. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980. Between the pioneering surgery and its long judicial life, the Jefferson square remains one of the more storied county seats in the state.
Jackson County Courthouse (Courthouse)
The stone-and-brick heart of every Georgia county.
Jackson County Courthouse is a courthouse in Jefferson, Jackson County. It is one of 116 historic sites cataloged in Jackson County on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.1399, -83.5601 near Jefferson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Thyatira Cemetery (cemetery), about 1.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Crawford W. Long Museum, Dr. Crawford W. Long and Anesthesia for Surgery, and Jackson County.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The historic Jackson County Courthouse anchors the Jefferson square in a town famous in medical history: it was here in 1842 that Dr. Crawford W. Long first used ether as a surgical anesthetic, an achievement commemorated at the Crawford W. Long Museum just off the square. The two-story brick courthouse itself was designed by architect William W. Thomas and completed in 1879, making it one of the first courthouses raised in Georgia after the Civil War, with a Classical Revival clock tower added in 1906. For decades it was celebrated as the oldest continuously operating courthouse in the United States, holding court until a new courthouse opened north of Jefferson in 2004. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1980. Between the pioneering surgery and its long judicial life, the Jefferson square remains one of the more storied county seats in the state.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgjacksoncountygov.comen.wikipedia.org
“Jackson County Courthouse” names 2 distinct records in Jackson County. This page is the courthouse in Jefferson. The others:
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