Aliquippa Works

Historical marker location:

Aliquippa, Pennsylvania

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Constitution Boulevard offramp (Pennsylvania Route 51) and Station Street.)

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.