Historical Marker
Christopher Columbus
Historical marker location:
148 South Main Street, Pittston, Pennsylvania
( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Kennedy Boulevard, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.)
Marker installed: 1969
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.