National Historic Landmark- American Flag Raising Site

On October 18, 1867, the Russian flag was lowered on Castle Hill, home of Alaska's Russian governors, the American flag was raised, and a brief exchange of statements completed the transfer of Alaska to the United States.

This event marked our ...

American Flag

Isaac Lorraine, discoverer of the American Flag gold and silver mine, built this adobe house about 1877. It served as his residence and headquarters for nearby mining and ranching operations. On December 20, 1880, it became the first post office ...

Commemorating the Raising of the First American Flag within the

Commemorating

the raising of the

First American Flag

within the Walled

City of Tucson

Dec 16, 1846

Marker can be reached from West Alameda Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

First American Flag

First American Flag

Raised on Michigan soil

In Frenchtown

By Capt., Porter 1796.

Site of River Raisin

Block house occupied

By American troops.

Burned by the British

Capt., Elliott under order

Of Col. Proctor. Aug. 1812.

Marker is at the ...

American Flag Pole

In Loving Memory

Captain Kimberly Nicole Hampton, PC '98

United States Army

First female combat pilot shot down and killed

in United Stated military aviation history

Fallujah, Iraq, January 2, 2004

Marker is on South Broad Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

To Honor the Maker of First American Flag

Betsy Ross

[In Circle]

To Honor the Maker of First American Flag

Erected

1923

Elizabeth Griscom

ROSS

Ashbourne

Claypoole

1752

1836

BETSY ROSS

Marker can be reached from Valley Forge Road (Pennsylvania Route 23), on the left when traveling west.