Historical Marker
The Marketmaster
Historical marker location:
34 N Cherry Ln, York, Pennsylvania
( Marker is at the intersection of West Clarke Avenue and North Cherry Lane, on the left when traveling east on West Clarke Avenue.)
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.