Historical Marker
the Eagle Hotel
Historical marker location:
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
( Marker is at the intersection of Chambersburg Street (U.S. 30) and Washington Street, on the right when traveling west on Chambersburg Street.)
The first recorded U.S. flag-raising on foreign soil occurred in 1777, when the Stars and Stripes were flown during a naval battle off the coast of Quiberon Bay, France, commanded by Pennsylvania native John Paul Jones.