Historical Marker
Historic Courthouse
Historical marker location:
1 West Market Street, Lewistown, Pennsylvania
( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Market Street, on the left when traveling north on Main 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.