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You may not have known that Jackson County is the “Birthplace of Anesthesia” and the

site of the first painless surgery, performed March 30, 1842, by Dr. Crawford W. Long.

You can see the site of “America’s greatest contribution to medicine” at the Crawford Museum

W. Long Museum in Jefferson. Explore the permanent exhibits that tell the story of ARTS & LEISURE

Dr. Long, his family and achievements, and his work in pharmacy. Trace the development
of anesthesia from 1842 to advanced modern operating technology. And absorb the

charm of a mid-1800s general store, reflecting the past culture of Jackson County.

Crawford W. Long
Museum exhibits
include this carriage
ARTS & HISTORY once used by postal
CONTACTS carriers to deliver mail
in rural Jackson County.
JACKSON COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL
P.O. Box 598
Jefferson, GA 30549
www.jacksoncountygaarts.com

COLD SASSY PLAYERS
232 Cherry Street
Commerce, GA 30529
706.335.6417
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY THEATRE
28 College Street
Jefferson, GA 30549
706.367.5714
www.jeffersoncommunitytheatre.com

CRAWFORD W. LONG MUSEUM
28 College Street
Jefferson, GA 30549
706.367.5307
www.crawfordlong.org

SHIELDS-ETHRIDGE FARM While you’re exploring Jackson original location and are listed on the
2355 Ethridge Road County’s history, consider our roots National Register of Historic Places.
Jefferson, GA 30549 as an agricultural stronghold with a Special events at the Shields-Ethridge
706.367.2949
http://shieldsethridgefarminc.com visit to the Shields-Ethridge Farm, Farm are not to be missed, including the
an outdoor agricultural museum annual Mule Day, which includes a variety of
JACKSON COUNTY TUMBLING that functions as an educational living history exhibits and live music, and a
WATERS SOCIETY
P.O. Box 164 and interpretative facility. The farm day of Black Pot Cookin’, which highlights
Jefferson, GA 30549 is unique for its collection of intact Southern cooking the way it used to be,
706.367.6350 historic buildings that exist in their outdoors over an open fire.
www.hurricaneshoalspark.org/
tumbling-waters

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