Historical Marker
The Developing Years
Historical marker location:
1 East Main Street, Hummelstown, Pennsylvania
( Marker can be reached from East Main Street east of South Hanover Street, on the right when traveling east.)
1815-1890.
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.