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

New Idria Mine

54 Miles   New Idria Mine   Ranks among the most famous quicksilver mines of world. Named for Idria Mine, then in Austria. Mission fathers, before American occupation, made assays and...

    Le Pont au Double

      Friedliche Revolution

        Louis Armand

        DANS CETTE MAISON A VECU de 1944 à 1971 LOUIS ARMAND de l'ACADEMIE FRANÇAISE Compagnon de la Libération Ingenieur et Humaniste

          Boom, Bust And Reclamation

            Pour la Delivrance de Paris

            HONNEUR AUX DÉFENSEURS DU FORTIN DE LA HUCHETTE QUI SONT TOMBES DANS LE SECTEUR POUR LA DÉLIVRANCE DE PARIS 2 ANONYMES & JEAN DUSSARPS 28 ANS LES 19 & 25 AOUT 1944 HOMMAGE AUX GOMBATTANTS...

              Fred W. "Bill" Gehri Bridge

              THE FRED W. "BILL GEHRI BRIDGE named in tribute to a Master Road Builder with the County of Santa Clara from Oct. 1, 1946 to Dec. 31, 1984 Dedicated July 4, 1985 by the MOUNT HAMILTON...

                Michelle Akers

                MICHELLE AKERSLeading scorer in Women's World Cup history with 12 goals, Michelle is a resident of Oviedo, FL who trained at Sylvan Lake Park. Member of the Gold Medal winning U.S. Women's...

                • world cup
                • soccer
                • akers
                • olympics

                Sylvan Lake Park

                SYLVAN LAKE PARKEstablished in 1993 as an official U.S. Soccer Federation Training site. In 1994 designated as an official World Cup Training site. National teams from Canada, China,...

                • soccer
                • olympics

                Bendel Housekeeper's Home

                318 Clinton Street  Built c: 1900    Architectural Style: Victorian Shingle/Eastlake    This house was built by Henri Bendel (1868-1936) for his beloved, long- time housekeeper. Henri was...

                • louisiana
                • lafayette parish

                Pavy Studio

                210 Gordon Street  Built: c. 1950  Architectural Style: Vernacular Storefront     Pavy Studio was originally built as a residence and converted to a retail shop sometime in the late 1940s. It is...

                • louisiana
                • art studio
                • lafayette parish

                Fausse Point of Bayou Teche / Fausse-Pointe du Bayou Tèche

                <br>About 200 destitute Acadians, former prisoners of the British in Halifax, Nova Scotia, arrived in New Orleans in February 1765. Offered fertile land in the Attakapas District of what is now...

                • louisiana
                • acadians
                • cajuns
                • iberia parish

                Alice Plantation House

                Circa: 1790   Built by Agricole Fuselier de la Claire, a planter and cousin of A. B. Roman, Governor of Louisiana (1831-1835, 1839-1843). The house was floated up Bayou Teche from Baldwin to its...

                • louisiana
                • plantation
                • iberia parish

                New Acadia / Nouvelle Acadie

                In Spring 1765, during the Spanish Rule of Louisiana, approximately 200 Acadian refugees representing 60 families were settled here on the Teche Ridge in three encampments along the...

                • louisiana
                • cajun
                • iberia parish

                David Marquez Gurule

                THIS GROVE IS DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF DAVID MARQUEZ GURULE MEMORIES... OF LAUGHING EYES & SIMPLE WAYS, OF QUILT NIGHTS AND GENTLE DAYS WITH YOU