Marcus Hook

Historical marker location:

Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 13 and Green St. on U.S. 13.)

Marker installed: 1947

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.