Alexander Cemetery

Historical marker location:

Madera, Pennsylvania

( Marker can be reached from Alexander Road (Local Route 557) 0.7 miles east of Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 53).)

Marker installed: 2004

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.