1795 - 1876
Native of Delaware. Trained in medicine and surgery under E. McDowell, lived in this house 1825-30. He performed the 3rd ovariotomy in the U.S. (1823), was the first to perform laminectomy (1829), and was an innovative contributor to urologic surgery. Professor of Chemistry (1823-32); Professor of Surgery Medical College of Ohio (Cinc. 1833-37), and College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York (1837-39). In 1833 he obtained the first charter for the Louisville Medical Institute, friend and patron of numerous artists and sculptors in American, he was perhaps a miniaturist himself. Dr. Smith and his wife, Taliaferro Middleton, had 3 sons, 2 of whom became physicians.| HM Number | HM2ADW |
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| Date Added | Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 at 7:03pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 696670 N 4168734 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 37.64471667, -84.77080000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 38.683', W 84° 46.248' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 38' 40.98" N, 84° 46' 14.88" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 859, 606 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 131 S 2nd St, Danville KY 40422, US |
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