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

Prince Whipple and Windsor Moffatt

    Odiorne’s Point

    ODIORNE'S POINT  Here, in the spring of 1623, was  established New Hampshire's first  settlement, Pannaway Plantation.  David Thompson and other hardy  fishermen came from England to  colonize and...

    ODIORNE'S POINT  Here, in the spring of 1623, was  established New Hampshire's first  settlement, Pannaway Plantation.  David Thompson and other hardy  fishermen came from England to  colonize and...

    • flake hill
    • first white child
    • drying fish

    South Station Boston

    Submitted by @beckerben

    Submitted by @beckerben

      The Holland Society

      Submitted by @beckerben

      Submitted by @beckerben

        Bayard Rustin

          Site of the Old Carroll Hall

          Site of the Old Carroll Hall 1865-1904 1-The original Carroll Hall 2-In it was started St. John’s College – 1866 3-In it was started Sisters of the Poor – 1871 4-In it was started the Tabernacle...

          Site of the Old Carroll Hall 1865-1904 1-The original Carroll Hall 2-In it was started St. John’s College – 1866 3-In it was started Sisters of the Poor – 1871 4-In it was started the Tabernacle...

            Eleftherios Venizelos

            Eleftherios Venizelos 1864-1936 Liberal Politician, Statesman, Social Reformer One of the most prominent Greek and European Leaders of the 20th Century He marked the modernization of Greece with...

            Eleftherios Venizelos 1864-1936 Liberal Politician, Statesman, Social Reformer One of the most prominent Greek and European Leaders of the 20th Century He marked the modernization of Greece with...

              The Daguerre Monument

              The Daguerre Monument This monument pays tribute to French artist and inventor Louis-Jacques-Mandé-Daguerre (1787-1851), who revolutionized picture-making in 1839 by introducing the first...

              The Daguerre Monument This monument pays tribute to French artist and inventor Louis-Jacques-Mandé- Daguerre (1787-1851), who revolutionized picture- making in 1839 by introducing the first...

                Northern Baptist Convention

                n this building on May 16-17, 1907 The Northern Baptist Convention was formed and the Hon. Charles Evans Hughes elected its first president.    From Wikipedia: Charles Evans Hughes Sr. (April 11,...

                n this building on May 16-17, 1907 The Northern Baptist Convention was formed and the Hon. Charles Evans Hughes elected its first president.    From Wikipedia: Charles Evans Hughes Sr. (April 11,...

                • church

                Overthrust Fault

                Overthrust Fault This site is an example of an overthrust fault.   Soil Lower Cetaceous (Potomac) Sands and Gravels Precambrian Schist Normal Position Before Faulting   Soil Schist Thrust Fault...

                Overthrust Fault This site is an example of an overthrust fault.   Soil Lower Cetaceous (Potomac) Sands and Gravels Precambrian Schist Normal Position Before Faulting   Soil Schist Thrust Fault...

                • geology
                • adams morgan
                • washington dc
                • walter pierce park