Historical Marker
East Diamond
Historical marker location:
New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
( Marker is at the intersection of South Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 956) and West Neshannock Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 158), on the left when traveling north on South Market Street.)
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.