Historical Marker

The Hiker

Historical marker location:
4127 Schenley Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
( Memorial is on Schenley Drive.)
Marker installed: 1925

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.