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

Mother Lode Fair and Horse Show

  • legalized ho...
  • wagering
  • furtherance ...
  • earl warren

Pony Express Wharf

PONY EXPRESS WHARF  NEARBY WAS THE LOCATION OF THE BROADWAY WHARF. THE WHARF EXTENDED FROM BROADWAY AND DAVIS STREETS EAST TO THIS LOCATION. ALL OF THE PONY EXPRESS MAIL THAT WAS DELIVERED TO AND...

PONY EXPRESS WHARF  NEARBY WAS THE LOCATION OF THE BROADWAY WHARF. THE WHARF EXTENDED FROM BROADWAY AND DAVIS STREETS EAST TO THIS LOCATION. ALL OF THE PONY EXPRESS MAIL THAT WAS DELIVERED TO...

  • pony express
  • wharf
  • san francisco

Brisbane Rain Bank

Plaque reads: 'RAIN BANK was officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh in the presence of The Honourable Anna Bligh MP Premier of...

Plaque reads: 'RAIN BANK was officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh in the presence of The Honourable Anna Bligh MP Premier of...

  • sustainability
  • water
  • brisbane
  • queensland
  • australia
  • queen
  • duke

Church of the Saints James and Christopher

Plaque reads: 'This church is the oldest architectonically  relevant building of the area. The tabernacle shaped facade, made in square stone ashlars, and the tiny walled-up door on the left flank...

Plaque reads: 'This church is the oldest architectonically  relevant building of the area. The tabernacle shaped facade, made in square stone ashlars, and the tiny walled-up door on the left flank...

  • italy
  • tuscany
  • church
  • medieval

In Memory of the Soldiers and Sailors of Klickitat County

#stonehenge #columbiariver #explorewashingtonBuilt by US Senator #SamHill and it became a #WWI #warmemorial pic.twitter.com/GVvy0he5i7 — WeatherChanging (@Ritterton) October 15, 2017   Submitted...

#stonehenge #columbiariver #explorewashingtonBuilt by US Senator #SamHill and it became a #WWI #warmemorial pic.twitter.com/GVvy0he5i7 — WeatherChanging (@Ritterton) October 15, 2017   Submitted...

    Tommy Roberts

    DEDICATED TO  THOMAS J. "TOMMY" ROBERTS  LABOR AND CIVIC LEADER, A DIRECTOR OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT SINCE 1934, FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE TO HIS FELLOW MAN  OCTOBER 19, 1952  CENTRAL...

    DEDICATED TO  THOMAS J. "TOMMY" ROBERTS  LABOR AND CIVIC LEADER, A DIRECTOR OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT SINCE 1934, FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE TO HIS FELLOW MAN  OCTOBER 19, 1952  CENTRAL...

    • park
    • alameda
    • 1934

    Sir Francis Drake

    On June 17, 1579 Francis Drake landed on these shores and took possession of the country, calling it Nova Albion.Dedicated June 17, 1950 Yerba Buena Chapter E Clampus VItus Submitted by Eric Goodill

    On June 17, 1579 Francis Drake landed on these shores and took possession of the country, calling it Nova Albion.Dedicated June 17, 1950 Yerba Buena Chapter E Clampus VItus Submitted by Eric Goodill

      National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Time Capsule

      National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Time Capsule1903 - 2003Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife RefugeCommitted February 15, 2003To be opened February 15, 2103 Submitted by Eric Goodill

      National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Time Capsule1903 - 2003Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife RefugeCommitted February 15, 2003To be opened February 15, 2103 Submitted by Eric Goodill

        The CCC Builds Morro Bay State Park

        This plaque commemorates the time-honored accomplishments of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the development of Morro Bay State Park; A tradition carried on by the California Conservation...

        This plaque commemorates the time-honored accomplishments of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the development of Morro Bay State Park; A tradition carried on by the California Conservation...

          Bodie

          BodieGold was discovered here in 1859 by W. S. Bodey after whom the town was named. Once the most thriving metropolis of the Mono Country, Bodie's mines produced gold valued at more than 100...

          BodieGold was discovered here in 1859 by W. S. Bodey after whom the town was named. Once the most thriving metropolis of the Mono Country, Bodie's mines produced gold valued at more than...

            Return to Bodie

            Return to BodieDuring the California Gold Rush, E Clampus Vitus was a fraternal order and benevolence society for miners. It was rumored to be one of the secret societies in the town of Bodie...

            Return to BodieDuring the California Gold Rush, E Clampus Vitus was a fraternal order and benevolence society for miners. It was rumored to be one of the secret societies in the town of Bodie...

              The Mohave Road

              • ecv

              Nipton, California

              NIPTON THE TOWN OF NIPTON WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 9, 1905 WITH THE COMING OF THE FIRST TRAIN ON THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES AND SALT LAKE RAILROAD. ORIGINALLY CALLED NIPPENO CAMP...

              NIPTON THE TOWN OF NIPTON WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 9, 1905 WITH THE COMING OF THE FIRST TRAIN ON THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES AND SALT LAKE RAILROAD. ORIGINALLY CALLED NIPPENO...

              • ecv

              Lockheed P-3 Orion

                Billy Martin

                • berkeley high
                • oakland oaks
                • 333

                Halle Park

                A sixty-acre passive park was a gift to the citizens of Collierville by the David P. Halle, Jr. Family. Halle, a seventh generation Memphian, has been successfully involved in various business,...

                A sixty-acre passive park was a gift to the citizens of Collierville by the David P. Halle, Jr. Family. Halle, a seventh generation Memphian, has been successfully involved in various business,...

                • shelby county
                • tennessee

                Boy Scouts Statue of Liberty

                WITH THE FAITH AND COURAGE OF THEIR FOREFATHERS WHO MADE POSSIBLE THE FREEDOM OF THESE UNITED STATES  THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA  DEDICATE THIS REPLICA OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY AS A PLEDGE OF...

                WITH THE FAITH AND COURAGE OF THEIR FOREFATHERS WHO MADE POSSIBLE THE FREEDOM OF THESE UNITED STATES  THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA  DEDICATE THIS REPLICA OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY AS A...

                • greeley
                • colorado
                • boy scouts
                • statue of liberty

                Vinyard School

                VINEYARD SCHOOL 1891-1957   EDUCATION WAS IMPORTANT TO SETTLERS IN SAN BENITO COUNTY,  WHO WOULD START A SCHOOL WITH AS FEW AS FIVE PUPILS, A  PLACE TO HOLD CLASS, AND A TEACHER. EARLY SCHOOLS...

                VINEYARD SCHOOL 1891-1957   EDUCATION WAS IMPORTANT TO SETTLERS IN SAN BENITO COUNTY,  WHO WOULD START A SCHOOL WITH AS FEW AS FIVE PUPILS, A  PLACE TO HOLD CLASS, AND A TEACHER. EARLY SCHOOLS...

                • hollister
                • san benito
                • school
                • ecv

                Christ Church Cathedral

                CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL This landmark of downtown Montreal is an excellent example of Gothic Revival style in Canada.  The detailed exterior of pointed arches, buttresses, and crenellated turrets...

                CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL This landmark of downtown Montreal is an excellent example of Gothic Revival style in Canada.  The detailed exterior of pointed arches, buttresses, and crenellated...

                  In Memory of Janey Johnston Duclaw