Historical Marker
Baltimore Street Facade
Historical marker location:
341 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
( Marker is at the intersection of Baltimore Street (U.S. BUS 15) and South Street, on the right when traveling south on Baltimore 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.