Panofsky Hall

Historical marker location:

State College, Pennsylvania

( Marker can be reached from Linden Road north of McKean Road, on the right when traveling north.)

Hans Panofsky, 1917-88.

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.