Celoron's Expedition

Historical marker location:

395 Pennsylvania Ave West, Warren, Pennsylvania

( Marker is at the intersection of Hickory Bridge and Pennsylvania Avenue (Business U.S. 6), on the right when traveling south on Hickory Bridge.)

Marker installed: 1947

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.