Historical Marker
The Old Well
Historical marker location:
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
( Marker is at the intersection of Lefever Street and Baltimore Street (Business U.S. 15), on the left when traveling east on Lefever 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.