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

Martian Landing Site

  The plaque was dedicated in 1988, for the 50th anniversary of the "War Of The Worlds" radio broadcast. MARTIAN LANDING SITE OCTOBER 30 1938 GROVER'S MILL, NJ [Location approximate]Submitted by @RobMerica

  The plaque was dedicated in 1988, for the 50th anniversary of the "War Of The Worlds" radio broadcast. MARTIAN LANDING SITE OCTOBER 30 1938 GROVER'S MILL, NJ [Location approximate]Submitted by @RobMerica

  • mars
  • martians
  • war of the worlds
  • orson wells
  • grover's mill
  • new jersey

High Speed Rail Transportation In North America

  • trains
  • railroads
  • speed

New Jersey State Museum

"Founded in 1897,the State Museum collects,preserves, interprets and exhibitsover a wide range of subjects -from fossils to fine art,Native American toolsto the finest sliver,quilts to comets...

"Founded in 1897,the State Museum collects,preserves, interprets and exhibitsover a wide range of subjects -from fossils to fine art,Native American toolsto the finest sliver,quilts to comets...

  • trenton
  • new jersey

William Trent House Museum

This HOUSE Built in 1719 by WILLIAM TRENT Chief Justice of New Jersey 1723-1724 FROM WHOM TRENTON DERIVED ITS NAME WAS HIS HOME UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1724 Other owners or occupants of the House were...

This HOUSE Built in 1719 by WILLIAM TRENT Chief Justice of New Jersey 1723-1724 FROM WHOM TRENTON DERIVED ITS NAME WAS HIS HOME UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1724 Other owners or occupants of the House...

  • colonial
  • trenton
  • new jersey
  • historic
  • house
  • 1954
  • 1719

John Bull Monument

FIRST MOVEMENT BY STEAM ON A RAILROAD IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, NOVEMBER 12, 1831, BY THE ORIGINAL LOCOMOTIVE "JOHN BULL." NOW DEPOSITED IN THE UNITED STATES NATIONALMUSEUM AT WASHINGTON. THE...

FIRST MOVEMENT BY STEAM ON A RAILROAD IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, NOVEMBER 12, 1831, BY THE ORIGINAL LOCOMOTIVE "JOHN BULL." NOW DEPOSITED IN THE UNITED STATES NATIONALMUSEUM AT WASHINGTON....

  • john bull
  • locomotive
  • bordentown
  • new jersey
  • railroad
  • 1831

Retreat and Counterattack -- 1776

General George Washington, after losing New York to the British, led his rebel army in retreat through New Jersey and on Sunday, December 8, 1776 crossed the Delaware River into Pennsylvania. He...

General George Washington, after losing New York to the British, led his rebel army in retreat through New Jersey and on Sunday, December 8, 1776 crossed the Delaware River into Pennsylvania....

  • washington
  • revolutionary war
  • pennsylvania
  • hessians
  • 1776

Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Liberty

"ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY" MARKING ROUTE TAKEN BY WASHINGTON FROM PHILADELPHIA TO CAMBRIDGE TO ASSUME COMMAND OF THE PATRIOT ARMY IN 1775 PLACED HERE BY THE NEW JERSEY...

"ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY" MARKING ROUTE TAKEN BY WASHINGTON FROM PHILADELPHIA TO CAMBRIDGE TO ASSUME COMMAND OF THE PATRIOT ARMY IN 1775 PLACED HERE BY THE NEW...

  • washington
  • george washington
  • revolutionary wary
  • liberty
  • vigilance
  • 1775

World War I Ended Here

  For more information, read Peter Genovese's article and this other article.

  For more information, read Peter Genovese's article and this other article.

  • wwi
  • new jersey
  • traffic circle

Washington Rock

Submitted by @JCA2374

Submitted by @JCA2374

  • george ashington
  • 1777
  • hudson

In Memory of William B. Duryee

In Memory of William B. Duryee*First agricultural teacher, 1913-1914*First agricultural agent, 1914-1917*Sec. of Agriculture, State of New Jersey, 1925-1937*Member of Monmouth County Planning...

In Memory of William B. Duryee*First agricultural teacher, 1913-1914*First agricultural agent, 1914-1917*Sec. of Agriculture, State of New Jersey, 1925-1937*Member of Monmouth County Planning...

  • new jersey
  • monmouth county
  • holmdel township
  • holmdel county park

Holmdel Horn Antenna (Arthur B. Crawford)

"This unique antenna was designed andbuilt for the pioneering Echo satellite communications experiments. Itsexistence and the scientific resultsproduced through its use are due inlarge measure to...

"This unique antenna was designed andbuilt for the pioneering Echo satellite communications experiments. Itsexistence and the scientific resultsproduced through its use are due inlarge measure to...

  • astronomy
  • radio
  • antenna
  • cosmology
  • physics
  • new jersey

Holmdel Horn Antenna

  "With this large horn antenna, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilsondiscovered the cosmic background radiation in 1964. This unexpecteddiscovery, the first evidence that the universe began with the Big...

  "With this large horn antenna, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilsondiscovered the cosmic background radiation in 1964. This unexpecteddiscovery, the first evidence that the universe began with the Big...

  • astronomy
  • radio
  • antenna
  • cosmology
  • physics
  • new jersey

Moland House

  • revolutionary war
  • washington
  • moland
  • cavalry
  • pulaski
  • pennsylvania

Lake Archer

LAKE ARCHER THIS ONE ACRE POND WAS ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED IN MEMORY OF ARCHER ROSENTHAL IN 1908  THIS POND WAS RECONSTRUCTED IN 1961 BY THE STUDENT BODY OF DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE CLASSES OF 1961,...

LAKE ARCHER THIS ONE ACRE POND WAS ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED IN MEMORY OF ARCHER ROSENTHAL IN 1908  THIS POND WAS RECONSTRUCTED IN 1961 BY THE STUDENT BODY OF DELAWARE VALLEY COLLEGE CLASSES OF...

  • delaware valley
  • pennsylvania
  • lake
  • pond
  • 1908

Riverton Yacht Club

Riverton Yacht Club Oldest Yacht Club On The Delaware Founded 1865 - Clubhouse Built On Pier At This Site 1881 Marker Erected 1966 By Burlington County Historical Society Submitted by: Melissa McCurley

Riverton Yacht Club Oldest Yacht Club On The Delaware Founded 1865 - Clubhouse Built On Pier At This Site 1881 Marker Erected 1966 By Burlington County Historical Society Submitted by: Melissa McCurley

  • yacht club
  • riverton
  • nj
  • delaware