Historical Marker
Backtrack Trestle
Historical marker location:
Summit Hill, Pennsylvania
( Marker is at the intersection of Pine Street and East Ludlow Street, on the right when traveling north on Pine Street.)
Renaissance Historic Site.
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.