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

Bill Soberanes

BILL SOBERANES ARGUS COURIER COLUMNIST AND PEOPLEOLOGIST PETALUMA'S NUMBER ONE BOOSTER FOUNDER OF THE WORLD WRIST WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP AND NUMEROUS OTHER EVENTS. TRADE MARK - HE'S BEEN...

BILL SOBERANES ARGUS COURIER COLUMNIST AND PEOPLEOLOGIST PETALUMA'S NUMBER ONE BOOSTER FOUNDER OF THE WORLD WRIST WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP AND NUMEROUS OTHER EVENTS. TRADE MARK - HE'S...

    Washoe House

    WASHOE HOUSE ERECTED 1859 LOCATED ON SPANISH GRANT ROBLAR DE LA MISERIA. THE PIONEER HOSTELRY WAS BUILT BY ROBERT AYRES AND SERVED AS A STAGE COACH STATION BETWEEN PETALUMA, SANTA ROSA AND BODEGA...

    WASHOE HOUSE ERECTED 1859 LOCATED ON SPANISH GRANT ROBLAR DE LA MISERIA. THE PIONEER HOSTELRY WAS BUILT BY ROBERT AYRES AND SERVED AS A STAGE COACH STATION BETWEEN PETALUMA, SANTA ROSA AND...

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      First Presbyterian Church, Alameda

        Chauncey Bailey Jr.

        1949 2007 IN MEMORY OF CHAUNCEY BAILEY JR. WHO, WITH DIGNITY AND DEDICATION TO JOURNALISM, SERVED AS SOMEONE WHO PRIORITIZED THE VOICES OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY IN OAKLAND, CA.

        1949 2007 IN MEMORY OF CHAUNCEY BAILEY JR. WHO, WITH DIGNITY AND DEDICATION TO JOURNALISM, SERVED AS SOMEONE WHO PRIORITIZED THE VOICES OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY IN OAKLAND, CA.

          The Windward Piers

          Submitted by @Ritterton

          Submitted by @Ritterton

            Angelina Eberly

            Submitted by agentFin

            Submitted by agentFin

              First Electrically Lighted City in the World

              Wabash, IN: First Electrically Lighted City in the World and home to an Honest Abe statue. Submitted by MSKaltenmark

              Wabash, IN: First Electrically Lighted City in the World and home to an Honest Abe statue. Submitted by MSKaltenmark

                Beatrice Worsley

                The pioneering Beatrice Worsley (1921-1972) wrote software for the first commercially-available computer, the Ferranti Mark I, at U of T in the 1950s. She’s the latest recipient of a Legacy plaque...

                The pioneering Beatrice Worsley (1921-1972) wrote software for the first commercially-available computer, the Ferranti Mark I, at U of T in the 1950s. She’s the latest recipient of a Legacy plaque...

                  The Historic Cajon Canal

                  Submitted by @Ritterton

                  Submitted by @Ritterton

                    Gay Rights Demonstrations

                    GAY RIGHTS DEMONSTRATIONS July 4,1965-1969 Annual public demonstra- tions for gay and lesbian equality were held at Independence Hall. These peaceful protests and New York's Stonewall riots in...

                    GAY RIGHTS DEMONSTRATIONS July 4,1965-1969 Annual public demonstra- tions for gay and lesbian equality were held at Independence Hall. These peaceful protests and New York's Stonewall riots in...

                      Tommy Ramone Birthplace

                      Submitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson

                      Submitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson

                        Shelby Farms Park

                        Shelby Farms Park has a rich history as the former site of the Shelby County Penal Farm Across the slough used to be the largest ground silo in North America. It was so large that trucks and...

                        Shelby Farms Park has a rich history as the former site of the Shelby County Penal Farm Across the slough used to be the largest ground silo in North America. It was so large that trucks and...

                          In Memory of Those Who Died for King and Country

                          AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE REMEMBER THEM Submitted by @bthubbard

                          AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE REMEMBER THEM Submitted by @bthubbard

                            Assisi

                              Carmelite Monastery - Bond Ranch

                              "Buck lived at a big house in the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley. Judge Miller's place, it was called. It stood back from the road, half hidden among the trees, through which glimpses could be...

                              "Buck lived at a big house in the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley. Judge Miller's place, it was called. It stood back from the road, half hidden among the trees, through which glimpses could be...

                                In Memory of Those Who Died Homeless In Our Vulture Republic

                                Submitted by @tweetphelan

                                Submitted by @tweetphelan

                                  Yasgur Farm

                                  Submitted by @RNewengland

                                  Submitted by @RNewengland

                                    William Caslon Typefounder

                                    The foundry established by WILLIAM CASLON Typefounder 1692-1766 stood on this site 1737-1909 Submitted by @JMRobilliard

                                    The foundry established by WILLIAM CASLON Typefounder 1692-1766 stood on this site 1737-1909 Submitted by @JMRobilliard

                                      Hovell

                                      From instagramSubmitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson

                                      From instagramSubmitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson