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County: Green

Jane Todd Crawford

Marker Number: 

183

Location: 

7.5 miles South of Greensburg, KY 61

This pioneer woman rode a horse from this home sixty-four miles to Danville. On Christmas Day 1809 was operated on by Ephraim McDowell, M.D., for an ovarian tumor. Four weeks later she came back after recuperating from the world's first ovariotomy.

Originally installed on August 22, 1962.

For more information, see ExploreKYHistory: Jane Todd Crawford

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