Historical Marker
Coalport
Historical marker location:
Coalport, Pennsylvania
( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 53) and Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.)
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.