Plainfield in Coshocton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

George W. Crile, M. D.

(1864 - 1943)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 22, 2008

1. George W. Crile, M. D. Marker (Side A)

Inscription.
George Washington Crile was born in 1864 at Chili, in Crawford Township, Coshocton County. Before embarking on his notable medical career, he graduated from Northwestern Ohio Normal School (now Ohio Northern University) at Ada, teaching for two years before becoming principal at Plainfield School. Crile first studied medicine under village physician Dr. A.E. Walker, who loaned him medical books and took him on calls to visit rural patients. Later in life Crile credited his early experience in education in Plainfield as one of the most influential points in his career.

A pioneering surgeon and medical researcher of the early twentieth century, Dr. George Washington Crile graduated from Wooster University Medical School in 1887 and joined the college as a professor, a teaching role he continued throughout his life. He served in the Spanish-American War as an Army surgeon and brought clinical advances to the battlefields of World War I. An innovator in the field of surgery, he contributed greatly to the understanding of the role of shock in surgical physiology, including novel techniques in nerve-block anesthesia and

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blood transfusion. In 1921 he co-founded the Cleveland Clinic, serving as chief surgeon and president of the internationally acclaimed medical facility to the end of his career. Crile died in 1943.

Erected 2001 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, The Village of Plainfield, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 3-16.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine • War, Spanish-American • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.

Location. 40° 12.516′ N, 81° 43.213′ W. Marker is in Plainfield, Ohio, in Coshocton County. It is at the intersection of Maple Street and Wills Creek Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Maple Street. Marker is in center of park area between Maple and Church Streets, west of Linton. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 Wills Creek Ave, Coshocton OH 43812, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Amish Country.

George W. Crile, M. D. Marker (Side B) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 22, 2008

2. George W. Crile, M. D. Marker (Side B)

It is also in the American Midwest,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Plainfield Cemetery (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Plainfield Cemetery (about 600 feet away); West Lafayette War Memorial (approx. 4.2 miles away); West Lafayette (approx. 4.4 miles away); a different marker also named West Lafayette (approx. 4.7 miles away); West Lafayette Volunteer Fire Department Centennial (approx. 4.9 miles away); 105 MM, M14BI (approx. 5 miles away); Pennsylvania National Guard Troop Train Accident, September 1950 (approx. 5 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Plainfield.

George W. Crile, M. D. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 22, 2008

3. George W. Crile, M. D. Marker

Looking northeast.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,880 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 10, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.