Ephraim McDowell portrait, McDowell House library

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A portrait of pioneer surgeon Ephraim McDowell hangs in the library of the Ephraim McDowell House museum. Courtesy the Ephraim McDowell House.

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By Ephraim McDowell House
Historical Marker #2284 in downtown Danville commemorates the Ephraim McDowell House. There, in 1809, Danville physican Ephraim McDowell performed the world's first successful abdominal operation…