Historical Marker
Jonathan Jasper Wright (1840-1885)
Historical marker location:
Springville, Pennsylvania
( Marker is at the intersection of Route 29 and Cemetery Street, on the right when traveling north on Route 29.)
Marker installed: 2001
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.