Historical Marker
This Dwight D. Eisenhower Green Ash
Historical marker location:
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
( Memorial is on W. King Street near US 11, N. Main Street, on the left when traveling west.)
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.