Union Second Cavalry Division

Historical marker location:

Straban Township, Pennsylvania

( Marker is at the intersection of Hanover Road (Pennsylvania Route 116) and Hoffman Road, on the right when traveling west on Hanover Road.)

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.