Phillips' Rangers

Historical marker location:

11451 Raystown Rd, Liberty Township, Pennsylvania

( Memorial is at the intersection of Raystown Road (Pennsylvania Route 26) and Capt. Phillips Memorial Road on Raystown Road.)

Marker installed: 1966

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.