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

Hallowed Ground

Commemoration of massacre of Black residents "that occurred on Election Day 1920. Until that episode, historians say, black people comprised about half of the city’s population. Trouble boiled...

  • racism
  • cemetary
  • voting
  • reconstruction
  • racial justice
  • ocoee
  • july perry

Le Petit Prince -- Antoine de Saint Exupery

Plaque describing statue of Le Petit Prince: Le Petit Prince Written in New York in 1943 by French Author, Aviator, and WWII Hero Antoine de Saint Exupéry Jean-Marc de Pas, Sculptor Bronze,...

  • petit prince
  • antoine de s...
  • scupture
  • central park

Prof. John WInthrop, Mathematician & Philosopher

Prof. John Winthrop The greatest American mathematician and philosopher of his time. A fellow of the Royal Society lived here from 1746 - 1779 1714-1779 added by Curiouser

  • john winthrop
  • mathematics
  • philosophy

Heyward Shepherd

ON THE NIGHT OF OCTOBER 16,1859, HEYWARD SHEPHERD,AN INDUSTRIOUS AND RESPECTED COLORED FREEMAN, WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED BY JOHN BROWN'S RAIDERS. IN PURSUANCE OF HIS DUTIES AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE...

  • heyward shepherd
  • john brown
  • harpers ferry
  • imageryan

Jack Barton Memorial Park

    Tulanian Rugs

    Tulanian Rugs Hutchison & Mills, Architects Leslie R. Wilson, Developer & Builder, 1923 In 1922, Armenian genocide survivor Hachadoor Tulanian (1894–1965) arrived in Berkeley and opened...

    • whoopi goldberg
    • elmwood

    The Historic Theta Xi Fraternity

      Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail

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        The Wharf Links Land and Sea

          Rosie the Riveter

            Non-Violence

            NON-VIOLENCE. "Non-Violence" was created by Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd after his friend John Lennon was murdered. The knotted gun image, which reflects the goals and ideals of the UN, is...

            • new york
            • manhattan
            • united nations
            • sculpture
            • art
            • carl fredrik...
            • john lennon

            Bayard Rustin: Human Rights Leader

            BAYARD RUSTIN MARCH 17, 1912 - AUGUST 24, 1987 HUMAN RIGHTS LEADER The principal factors which influenced my life are non-violent tactics; constitutional means; democratic procedures; respect for...

            • new york
            • manhattan
            • bayard rustin
            • edward koch
            • henry stern
            • 1912
            • 1987
            • 1989

            Judy Zuccarello

            Planted in Memory of Judy Zuccarello August 26th 1946-March 28th 2018 Rooted in Love, Always in Our Hearts Submitted by @lampbane

            • new york
            • manhattan
            • midtown
            • church
            • judy zuccarello
            • 1946
            • 2018
            • tree

            Hudson and Rosie's Sitting Spot

            SIT AND STAY A WHILE Hudson and Rosie McLaughlin

            • alachua
            • cat
            • dog
            • sit
            • stay

            Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve