Historical Marker

Headquarters Troop 28th Division

Historical marker location:
Harris Township, Pennsylvania
( Memorial is at the intersection of Old Boalsburg Road and Boal Avenue (U.S. 322) on Old Boalsburg Road.)

Home Station, Sunbury, Pa.

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.