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

Charles Park

Submitted by @beckerben

Submitted by @beckerben

    Greenamyer Sculpture

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    Submitted by @beckerben

      Helena Gutteridge

        Helena Gutteridge

          Center For Independent Journalism

            St. Philip Roman Catholic Church

            The Quaker meetinghouse on this site was purchased at auction by local Catholics in 1863. St. Philip Roman Catholic Church has been on this corner since then. Its first school opened in 1880. The...

            The Quaker meetinghouse on this site was purchased at auction by local Catholics in 1863. St. Philip Roman Catholic Church has been on this corner since then. Its first school opened in 1880....

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            Northern Gate

            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by chrisinplymouth, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by chrisinplymouth, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

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            Hartford Memorial Baptist Church

            The Hartford Memorial congregation was the first African American church on Detroit’s west side. It began, under Rev. Edgar Edwards (1875-1942), as the international, interracial,...

            The Hartford Memorial congregation was the first African American church on Detroit’s west side. It began, under Rev. Edgar Edwards (1875-1942), as the international,...

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            Blach House

            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Elizabeth Thomsen, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Elizabeth Thomsen, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

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            Port Allegany

            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by HystericalMark, full page.License is Attribution-ShareAlike License

            From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by HystericalMark, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

              Walter D. Stone Memorial Zoo

              Submitted by @beckerben.

              Submitted by @beckerben.

                St. Mary of Czestochowa Roman Catholic Church / Katolicki KosciÕ_l Matki Boskiej Czestochowskiej

                The Polish refugees who immigrated to Dwight Township in the 1840s in order to escape Prussian domination worshipped at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Port Austin. In 1903 in an effort to retain...

                The Polish refugees who immigrated to Dwight Township in the 1840s in order to escape Prussian domination worshipped at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Port Austin. In 1903 in an effort to retain...

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                Girl Scout Cookies

                GIRL SCOUT COOKIES  On November 11, 1932, Girl Scouts baked & sold cookies for the first time in the windows of the Philadelphia Gas & Electric Co. here. This endeavor soon became a Philadelphia...

                GIRL SCOUT COOKIES  On November 11, 1932, Girl Scouts baked & sold cookies for the first time in the windows of the Philadelphia Gas & Electric Co. here. This endeavor soon became a...

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                Original Homestead of Walker Percy

                Homestead owned by Walker Percy, who was an American author and philosopher. He is best known for his philosophical novels set in and around New Orleans, the first of which, The Moviegoer, won the...

                Homestead owned by Walker Percy, who was an American author and philosopher. He is best known for his philosophical novels set in and around New Orleans, the first of which, The Moviegoer, won the...

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                Lake Superior

                Le lac superieur the French called it, meaning only that geographically it lay above Lake Huron. In size, however, Lake Superior stands above all other freshwater lakes in the world. The intrepid...

                Le lac superieur the French called it, meaning only that geographically it lay above Lake Huron. In size, however, Lake Superior stands above all other freshwater lakes in the world. The...

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                Michigan State Fair

                America’s first state fair, conducted by the Michigan Agricultural Society with the support of the legislature and local citizens, was held in Detroit on September 25-27, 1849. About eight hundred...

                America’s first state fair, conducted by the Michigan Agricultural Society with the support of the legislature and local citizens, was held in Detroit on September 25-27, 1849. About eight hundred...

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                Danielle Marie Shieman

                Family and Friends are Never Forgotten This Family Picnic Area is Dedicated In Memory of Danielle Marie Shieman September 9, 1991 - December 6, 1991

                Family and Friends are Never Forgotten This Family Picnic Area is Dedicated In Memory of Danielle Marie Shieman September 9, 1991 - December 6, 1991

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                John Hinkel Park

                CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 2001 John Hinkel Park   Clubhouse, John Gregg, Designer, 1918 Amphitheater, Vernon Dean, Designer, 1934   In 1919 John and Ada Hinkel donated seven hillside...

                CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 2001 John Hinkel Park   Clubhouse, John Gregg, Designer, 1918 Amphitheater, Vernon Dean, Designer, 1934   In 1919 John and Ada Hinkel donated seven...

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                Across the Peninsula

                Old Portage Road, which ends near here, has been used to cross the peninsula since this shore was first settled. It closely parallels the Indian trail which was the way of the trapper and traveler...

                Old Portage Road, which ends near here, has been used to cross the peninsula since this shore was first settled. It closely parallels the Indian trail which was the way of the trapper and traveler...

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                First Baptist Church

                In 1883, Pastor T. S. Howell from Bunker Hill Church in rural Marion County, and six local believers met at the courthouse to organize a Baptist church within the city limits of Columbia. Early...

                In 1883, Pastor T. S. Howell from Bunker Hill Church in rural Marion County, and six local believers met at the courthouse to organize a Baptist church within the city limits of Columbia. Early...

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