A gigantic map of all the cool plaques in the world. A project of 99% Invisible.

The Smartest Sailing Vessel out of San Francisco -- Brigantine Galilee

Submitted by mollyocr

Submitted by mollyocr

  • sailing
  • san francisco
  • california
  • bay area

From the Riches of the Sea

    Birmingham Town Hall

    JOSEPH HANSOM  JOHN WELCH  ARCHITECTS  MDCCCXXXIV Submitted by @caddickbrown

    JOSEPH HANSOM  JOHN WELCH  ARCHITECTS  MDCCCXXXIV Submitted by @caddickbrown

    • birmingham
    • england

    Union Cemetary

    UNION CEMETERYUnion Cemetery's name reflects the controversy that erupted in the civil war, three years after the cemetery's beginnings in 1859. Pro- and anti-slavery feelings ran high in...

    UNION CEMETERYUnion Cemetery's name reflects the controversy that erupted in the civil war, three years after the cemetery's beginnings in 1859. Pro- and anti-slavery feelings ran high...

    • metal
    • cemetery
    • civil war
    • 1859
    • secession
    • redwood city
    • california
    • ecv

    Sturgeons Mill

    Sturgeon’s Mill The California gold rush of 1849 and San Francisco's earthquake of 1906 spurred expansion, rebuilding, and extensive timber processing in California. Sturgeon’s mill is a fine...

    Sturgeon’s Mill The California gold rush of 1849 and San Francisco's earthquake of 1906 spurred expansion, rebuilding, and extensive timber processing in California. Sturgeon’s mill is a fine...

    • nsgw
    • sturgeon's mill
    • california
    • bay area
    • lumber history
    • saw mill
    • timber processing
    • steam powere...

    Ball's Bluff National Military Cemetery

    Submitted by @jqmcd

    Submitted by @jqmcd

    • cemetery
    • leesburg
    • virginia
    • civil war

    Glen Canyon WPA

    CONSTRUCTED BY FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION AND BY CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO Submitted by friscolex

    CONSTRUCTED BY FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION AND BY CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO Submitted by friscolex

    • glen canyon
    • san francisco
    • california
    • bay area
    • wpa

    Ball's Bluff Regional Park

    Submitted by @jqmcd

    Submitted by @jqmcd

    • civil war
    • virginia
    • ball's bluff
    • leesburg

    Skeels Hotel

    Site of Skeels Hotel 1925 - 1995 On this site stood the Skeels Hotel, which was owned and operated by Harry and Cynthia Skeels as a hotel and restaurant from 1925 to 1948. The original building...

    Site of Skeels Hotel 1925 - 1995 On this site stood the Skeels Hotel, which was owned and operated by Harry and Cynthia Skeels as a hotel and restaurant from 1925 to 1948. The original building...

    • morgan hill
    • california
    • hotel
    • monterey
    • sweden
    • uvas
    • parrot
    • flag pole

    Rotary Centennial Project

    ROTARY CENTENNIAL PROJECT This Gazebo was funded and built by the Rotary Club of Pleasant Hill in celebration of Rotary International's 100th Anniversary of "Service Above Self" and in...

    ROTARY CENTENNIAL PROJECT This Gazebo was funded and built by the Rotary Club of Pleasant Hill in celebration of Rotary International's 100th Anniversary of "Service Above Self" and...

    • pleasant hill
    • california
    • parks
    • rotary club
    • service above self