Historical Marker
Korean War Memorial
Historical marker location:
Market Square Memorial Park, Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
( Memorial is at the intersection of Delaware Street and Market Street, on the right when traveling east on Delaware Street.)
1950 - 1955.
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.