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Culloden's most famous native son, Alfred Blalock, with cardiologist Helen Taussig and surgical technician Vivien Thomas, devised the 1944 'blue baby' operation that saved infants with fatal heart defects and helped launch modern cardiac surgery.
Alfred Blalock, M.D. is a historical marker in Culloden, Monroe County, erected in 1996. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Monroe County, among 87 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.8630, -84.0940 near Culloden. The nearest cataloged historic site is Culloden City Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Battle of Culloden, King Hill Cemetery, and The Birthplace of Jo Ann Gibson Robinson.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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