Historical Marker
Trailing Along
Historical marker location:
Kingston, Pennsylvania
( Marker is at the intersection of Market Street and the west approach to the Market Street Bridge, on the left when traveling east on Market Street.)
Wyoming Valley Levee System.
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.