Historical Marker

Manuel Torres

Historical marker location:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
( Marker is at the intersection of 4th Street and St. James Place, on the right when traveling south on 4th Street.)

1764–1822.

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.
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