Zenas Gurley

Historical marker location:

Blanchardville, Wisconsin

( Marker is at the intersection of Oak Street (State Highway 78) and East Baker Street (County Road F), on the left when traveling north on Oak Street.)

Marker installed: 2000

The first American flag to be flown in a foreign battle was carried by Wisconsin troops during the Battle of Chapultepec in the Mexican-American War in 1847.