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

The Woodward and Lothrop "Woodies" Colorization Project

  • washington dc

The Restoration of 800 F Street

The Restoration of 800 F StreetThese five landmark buildings on the 800 block of F Street have been restored by Douglas Jemal in conjunction with the International Spy Museum. Erected between 1875...

The Restoration of 800 F StreetThese five landmark buildings on the 800 block of F Street have been restored by Douglas Jemal in conjunction with the International Spy Museum. Erected between 1875...

  • washington dc

Mary Church Terrell, the Lost Laws, and the End of Segregation in D.C. Restaurants

From 1951 to 1952, at the advanced age of 88, [Mary Church] Terrell led a campaign to end segregation at the lunch counter of Hecht's Department Store (formerly on this site).This was part of a...

From 1951 to 1952, at the advanced age of 88, [Mary Church] Terrell led a campaign to end segregation at the lunch counter of Hecht's Department Store (formerly on this site).This was part of a...

  • washington dc
  • civil rights
  • segregation

The First Dynamite Factory in America

Submitted by @mcleantessa via SFGate

Submitted by @mcleantessa via SFGate

    First Log Cabin in this Vicinity

    The plaque is located just off st. Charles Road in a small clearing. The rock is easily visible from the road. Since there is no trail through the surrounding woods, the only way to reach the...

    The plaque is located just off st. Charles Road in a small clearing. The rock is easily visible from the road. Since there is no trail through the surrounding woods, the only way to reach...

    • log cabin
    • dupage county
    • forest foundation
    • glen ellyn
    • historic

    Cappoquin Bacon Factory, LTD

    Submitted by @SheilaPortobelo

    Submitted by @SheilaPortobelo

      Rolf Neslund, Patron Saint of the Broken Bridge

      "I was the victim of a series of accidents, as are we all." Malachi Constant Delridge Maritime Historical Society and the Center for General Annoyance In the early morning of Sunday, June 11,...

      "I was the victim of a series of accidents, as are we all." Malachi Constant Delridge Maritime Historical Society and the Center for General Annoyance In the early morning of Sunday, June...

        I.D.E.S. Council Hayward #14

        Submitted by @jqmcd

        Submitted by @jqmcd

          Tornado Hill

          TORNADO HILL Submitted by @themunson

          TORNADO HILL Submitted by @themunson

            An Gorta Mór ~ The Great Hunger

            Never again should a people starve in a world of plenty

            Never again should a people starve in a world of plenty

            • irish
            • ireland
            • famine
            • family