This first observance included the mailing of cards to the physicians and their wives, flowers placed on graves of deceased doctors, including Dr. Crawford Long (who in 1842 performed the first surgery under general anesthesia), and a formal dinner in the home of Dr. and Mrs. William T. Randolph.

Since then, Doctors' Day has become an integral part of and synonymous with, the Southern Medical Association Alliance.

[citation needed] Winder is located in central Barrow County at 33°59′47″N 83°43′15″W / 33.99639°N 83.72083°W / 33.99639; -83.72083 (33.996495, -83.720873).

[5] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 18,338 people, 5,799 households, and 3,885 families residing in the city.

The Barrow County Courthouse in Winder was built in 1920, and is listed under the National Register of Historic Places.

[21][23] Richard B. Russell Middle School is in Winder,[24] in the Winder-Barrow feeder zone.