Dr. Ephraim McDowell House. Danville, KY.

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This file appears in: Ephraim McDowell, 1771-1830
Dr. Ephraim McDowell House. Danville, KY.

Photograph of Dr. Ephraim McDowell House, 125 South Second Street, Danville, KY. ca. 1940.

Image courtesy of the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: Ephraim McDowell, 1771-1830

By Ephraim McDowell House
Historical Marker #2281 commemorates the life and legacy of Ephraim McDowell, the "father of abdominal surgery." A native of Rockbridge County, Virginia, Ephraim McDowell moved to Danville, Kentucky, when he was a child. His father,…