Historical Marker

American Viscose Co.

Historical marker location:
Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
( Marker is on East 10th Street (US 13).)
Marker installed: 2002

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.