Kentucky Governor Isaac Shelby
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Ephraim McDowell married the eldest daughter of Kentucky Governor Isaac Shelby. Courtesy the Kentucky Historical Society.
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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…