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

Captain Robert Gray

    P.S. 82 Playground

    P.S. 82 Playground   This Playground made possible by the generous support of:   New York City Council Member James F. Gennaro   September, 2010 Submitted by @lampbane

    P.S. 82 Playground   This Playground made possible by the generous support of:   New York City Council Member James F. Gennaro   September, 2010 Submitted by @lampbane

    • new york
    • queens
    • jamaica
    • school
    • playground
    • james f. gennaro
    • 2010

    The Old Stone Church, Queens

    AT THE HEAD OF THIS STREET KNOWN IN COLONIAL DAYS AS MEETING HOUSE LANE STOOD THE OLD STONE CHURCH, USED AS A PLACE OF WORSHIP FROM 1699 TO 1815, AND AS A PRISON IN 1776 BY THE BRITISH. ............

    AT THE HEAD OF THIS STREET KNOWN IN COLONIAL DAYS AS MEETING HOUSE LANE STOOD THE OLD STONE CHURCH, USED AS A PLACE OF WORSHIP FROM 1699 TO 1815, AND AS A PRISON IN 1776 BY THE BRITISH....

    • new york
    • queens
    • jamaica
    • rufus king
    • 1699
    • 1815
    • 1776

    Jamaica Avenue Clock

    THIS ELEGANT, DOUBLE-FACED POST CLOCK, ORIGINALLY INSTALLED AROUND THE TURN OF THE 20th CENTURY AT 161-11 JAMAICA AVENUE, WAS MANUFACTURED BY THE SELF-WINDING CLOCK COMPANY OF CLINTON HILL,...

    THIS ELEGANT, DOUBLE-FACED POST CLOCK, ORIGINALLY INSTALLED AROUND THE TURN OF THE 20th CENTURY AT 161-11 JAMAICA AVENUE, WAS MANUFACTURED BY THE SELF-WINDING CLOCK COMPANY OF CLINTON...

    • new york
    • queens
    • jamaica
    • clock
    • 1981
    • 1989
    • 2021

    The 175th Anniversary of the Long Island Railroad

    Commemorating THE 175th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD 1834 to 2009   This plaque was presented at Jamaica, NY on April 24, 2009 In grateful recognition of the long-term friendship...

    Commemorating THE 175th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD 1834 to 2009   This plaque was presented at Jamaica, NY on April 24, 2009 In grateful recognition of the long-term...

    • new york
    • queens
    • jamaica
    • long island
    • lirr
    • railroad
    • train
    • station
    • 1834
    • 2009

    Yerxa's Discovery

    County of RiversideHistorical Marker No. 054Yerxa's DiscoveryCabot Yerxa, veteran of the Alaska Gold Rush of 1898, homesteaded 160 acres near here in 1913. By a hand-dug well, he discovered the...

    County of RiversideHistorical Marker No. 054Yerxa's DiscoveryCabot Yerxa, veteran of the Alaska Gold Rush of 1898, homesteaded 160 acres near here in 1913. By a hand-dug well, he discovered the...

      Cabot A. Yerxa

      Desert Hot Springs Historical LandmarkCabot A. Yerxa, 1883-1965The home of Cabot A. Yerxa, pioneer desert homesteader in 1913. Discoverer of the natural hot mineral water in 1914. Founder and...

      Desert Hot Springs Historical LandmarkCabot A. Yerxa, 1883-1965The home of Cabot A. Yerxa, pioneer desert homesteader in 1913. Discoverer of the natural hot mineral water in 1914. Founder...

        Joyce Saunders Patterson

        Joyce Saunders Patterson 9/18/30 - 6/12/07 Friend, Neighbor, Missed

        Joyce Saunders Patterson 9/18/30 - 6/12/07 Friend, Neighbor, Missed

        • patterson
        • neighbor

        In Recognition of Middle Easter Cultures and People City of Davis 2009

          Monty Python Lived Here

          Monty Python Lived Here 1976-1987 submitted by Patrick M Ryan

          Monty Python Lived Here 1976-1987 submitted by Patrick M Ryan

          • monty python
          • seven dials
          • imageryan

          Where Freshwater and Saltwater Meet

            Jeffrey Birt

              King Kalakaua

                Memorial Lumberman's Park

                  In Loving Memory of William D. (Bill) Fouste