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

The Huntsville Inn

    Nashville’s First Public School

    Nashville's first pablic school, Hume School, opened here Feb. 26, 1855. A three story brick building, the school employed 12 teachers and served all grades. In 1874 high school classes were moved...

    Nashville's first pablic school, Hume School, opened here Feb. 26, 1855. A three story brick building, the school employed 12 teachers and served all grades. In 1874 high school classes were moved...

    • school
    • high school
    • nashville
    • tennessee

    Randall Jarrell (1914-1965)

    RANDALL JARRELL (1914-1965) A graduate of Hume-Fogg and Vanderbilt University, Randall Jarrell was a distinguished poet, critic, novelist, essayist, and teacher. Jarrell Joined the U.S. Army Air...

    RANDALL JARRELL (1914-1965) A graduate of Hume- Fogg and Vanderbilt University, Randall Jarrell was a distinguished poet, critic, novelist, essayist, and teacher. Jarrell Joined the U.S. Army Air...

    • school
    • high school
    • vanderbilt u...
    • vanderbilt
    • university
    • nashville
    • tennessee
    • poetry

    Owensboro Sassafras Tree

    Plaque describes what may be possibly the oldest Sassafras tree on the planet.

    Plaque describes what may be possibly the oldest Sassafras tree on the planet.

    • sassafras tree

    C.S.S. Arkansas

    In memory of the 23 brave men of the Confederate Ram Arkansas who were killed in action or died of wounds received in battle with the Union fleet above Vicksburg July 15-22 1862.These Army, Navy...

    In memory of the 23 brave men of the Confederate Ram Arkansas who were killed in action or died of wounds received in battle with the Union fleet above Vicksburg July 15-22 1862.These Army,...

    • mississippi
    • u.s. civil war
    • csn
    • navy
    • boat

    Lum Home (Grant Headquarters)

     Site of Lum Mansion, Hq. of Gen. U.S. Grant, family & staff, after siege of Vicksburg, 1863. The 26 room house, built about 1820, was later destroyed by order of Capt. Cyrus B. Comstock to build...

     Site of Lum Mansion, Hq. of Gen. U.S. Grant, family & staff, after siege of Vicksburg, 1863. The 26 room house, built about 1820, was later destroyed by order of Capt. Cyrus B. Comstock to build...

    • mississippi
    • u.s. civil w...

    William H. Jackson

    Brig·General C·S· ArmyCommanding Cav. DivisionJohnston's Army______Cadet U.S. Military Academy 18522nd. Lt. U.S. Army Dec. 30, 1856Resigned May 16, 18611st Lt. Cav C.S. Army Mar. 16, 1861Capt....

    Brig·General C·S· ArmyCommanding Cav. DivisionJohnston's Army______Cadet U.S. Military Academy 18522nd. Lt. U.S. Army Dec. 30, 1856Resigned May 16, 18611st Lt. Cav C.S. Army Mar. 16, 1861Capt....

    • mississippi
    • u.s. civil war

    John W. Whitfield

    Brig. General C.S. ArmyCommanding 2nd BrigadeCav. Div. Johnston's Army-------------------------Major Texas Battalion Nov. 12, 1861Col. 1st Texas Legion April 2, 1862Brig. Gen. C.S. Army May 9, 1863

    Brig. General C.S. ArmyCommanding 2nd BrigadeCav. Div. Johnston's Army-------------------------Major Texas Battalion Nov. 12, 1861Col. 1st Texas Legion April 2, 1862Brig. Gen. C.S. Army May 9, 1863

    • mississippi
    • u.s. civil war

    On "Grant's Trail" Through History

    This plaque is at the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site in Grantwood Village, MO, a close-by suburb of St. Louis. It honors the homestead that is still intact that President Grant lived...

    This plaque is at the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site in Grantwood Village, MO, a close-by suburb of St. Louis. It honors the homestead that is still intact that President Grant lived...

      A Slave Plantation

      Submitted by Ed Brimer

      Submitted by Ed Brimer

        Apotheosis of Saint Louis

        Plaque accompanying the statue of Saint Louis outside of the St. Louis Art Museum. submitted by: Sam Davis

        Plaque accompanying the statue of Saint Louis outside of the St. Louis Art Museum. submitted by: Sam Davis

        • saint louis
        • st. louis
        • apotheosis
        • art hill
        • st. louis art museum

        A Remarkable Woman and a Legacy Beyond Compare

        "When I leave this world, I can't carry nothing away from here. Whatever I have, it's going to be left right here for somebody. Some child can get their education, to help them along, because you...

        "When I leave this world, I can't carry nothing away from here. Whatever I have, it's going to be left right here for somebody. Some child can get their education, to help them along, because...

        • mississippi
        • scholarship
        • university o...
        • usm

        Petrified Log State Rock of Mississippi

        Made up of siliceous minerals, the 11-million-year-old southern miss petrified log was found intact rather than in fragments. According to Dr. Bobby Irby, then chairperson of the USM Science...

        Made up of siliceous minerals, the 11-million- year-old southern miss petrified log was found intact rather than in fragments. According to Dr. Bobby Irby, then chairperson of the USM...

        • mississippi
        • usm
        • university o...

        The Birthplace of CSPIRE

        In 1959, Wade H. Creekmore, Sr. founded severalrural telephone companies in Mississippi, includingDelta Telephone in Louise and the Franklin TelephoneCompany in Meadville. From these rural...

        In 1959, Wade H. Creekmore, Sr. founded severalrural telephone companies in Mississippi, includingDelta Telephone in Louise and the Franklin TelephoneCompany in Meadville. From these rural...

        • mississippi
        • wireless
        • technology
        • telephone

        Ozark Empire Fair

          First Integrated Public Schools in the Southeast

          ID 45 FIRST INTEGRATED PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTHEAST The Atomic Energy Commission directed Oak Ridge Schools to desegregate. On September 6. 1955, a total of 85 Black American students...

          ID 45 FIRST INTEGRATED PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE SOUTHEAST The Atomic Energy Commission directed Oak Ridge Schools to desegregate. On September 6. 1955, a total of 85 Black American...

            Rhythm Club Fire Memorial

            This tablet was erected in memory of those who lost their lives in theRhythm Club FireApril 23, 1940Inez Adams• St. Elmo Adams• Marjorie Alexander• Susie Alexander• Juanita Avery• Bessie Lee Mont....

            This tablet was erected in memory of those who lost their lives in theRhythm Club FireApril 23, 1940Inez Adams• St. Elmo Adams• Marjorie Alexander• Susie Alexander• Juanita Avery• Bessie Lee Mont....

            • mississippi
            • natchez
            • disaster

            Gone With the Wind Brick

            THE BRICK IN THIS PANEL IS FROM ATLANTA'S HISTORIC LOEW'S GRAND THEATRE, SITE OF 1939 PREMIERE OF "GONE WITH THE WIND" BUILT 1893 DESTROYED BY FIRE 1978

            THE BRICK IN THIS PANEL IS FROM ATLANTA'S HISTORIC LOEW'S GRAND THEATRE, SITE OF 1939 PREMIERE OF "GONE WITH THE WIND" BUILT 1893 DESTROYED BY FIRE 1978

              Gone With The Wind Theatre Bricks

              THE BRICK IN THIS PANEL IS FROM ATLANTA'S HISTORIC LOEW'S GRAND THEATRE, SITE OF 1939 PREMIERE OF "GONE WITH THE WIND BUILT 1893 DESTROYED BY FIRE 1978

              THE BRICK IN THIS PANEL IS FROM ATLANTA'S HISTORIC LOEW'S GRAND THEATRE, SITE OF 1939 PREMIERE OF "GONE WITH THE WIND BUILT 1893 DESTROYED BY FIRE 1978