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

Where The Dodgers Made Baseball History And Jackie Robinson Changed America

WHERE THE DODGERS MADE BASEBALL HISTORY AND JACKIE ROBINSON CHANGED AMERICA Once upon a time (1890-1957), there was a major league baseball. team in Brooklyn-the Dodgers. They played their games...

  • new york
  • brooklyn
  • brooklyn heights
  • downtown brooklyn
  • dodgers
  • mlb
  • ebbets field
  • baseball
  • 1913
  • 1957
  • 1938

Chemistry Laboratory

Chemistry Laboratory In 1887 this building was one of the best-equipped chemistry laboratories in the world. Within its walls, Thomas Edison and his chemists experimented on everything...

  • new jersey
  • orange
  • west orange
  • thomas edison
  • 1890
  • 1909
  • 1929
  • 1910

Fishtail Dance

Fishtail Dance by John Mishler Provided by West Lafayette Parks & Recreation Foundation Submitted by: Abby

  • west lafayette
  • sculpture

The Main Gate

The Main Gate From 1887 to 1931 Thomas A. Edison, his laboratory employees, and invited guests entered the laboratory complex through this gate and arch. Guards and a tall picket fence...

  • new jersey
  • orange
  • west orange
  • thomas edison
  • 1887
  • 1931
  • 1917
  • 1890
  • 1892

Quaker Meeting House

NEW YORK QUAKER MEETING HOUSE EASTERLY PART BUILT 1694 REMAINDER BUILT 1717. ALWAYS USED FOR WORSHIP EXCEPT 1776-83 WHEN OCCUPIED BY BRITISH AS PRISON, HOSPITAL AND STABLE STATE EDUCATION...

  • new york
  • queens
  • quaker
  • quaker meeting house
  • 1694
  • 1717
  • 1776
  • 1783

Thomas Edison Statue

Thomas Edison National Historical Park US. Department of the Interior Thomas Edison Statue This statue, sculpted by Ohio artist Alan Cottrill in 2017, is substantially similar to the one displayed...

  • new jersey
  • orange
  • west orange
  • thomas edison
  • alan cottrill
  • 2017

Friends Meeting House, Queens

FLUSHING FREEDOM MILE benvenuto 환영합니다 欢迎 velkommen ДОБРО ПОЖАЛОВАТЬ Friends Meeting House The Friends Meeting House was the first house of worship in the village of Flushing. It is New York...

  • new york
  • queens
  • flushing
  • friends meet...
  • freedom mile
  • quaker
  • 1694

Park Board 1933

    Albany High School

      Gate of the Virgin (ΠΥλΗ ΠΑΝΑΓΙΑC)

        Miriam's Bench In Memory of Miriam Gershenson

          CUT. OFF CIRCA LATE 1850's

          CUT OFF CIRCA LATE 1850'S TRACES OF A"CUT OFF" CANAL LINKING BAYOU LAFOURCHE WITH LAKE SALVADOR CAN BE SEEN TODAY. THOUGH NEVER SERVING ITS INTENDED PURPOSE AS A SHORT CUT TO NEW ORLANS, THE CANAL...

            Vera Mae Cowart

            In Loving Memory of Vera Mae Cowart From her caring came her courage Submitted by: Abby

            • bull creek
            • austin
            • texas

            Edison's Home, Glenmont

            Edison's Home, Glenmont In 1886 Thomas Edison bought Glenmont as a gift for his bride, Mina Miller. After moving in, Edison said that the 23-room Victorian mansion was "a great deal too nice for...

            • new jersey
            • orange
            • west orange
            • glenmont
            • thomas edison
            • 1886

            Llewellyn Park

            Llewellyn Park In 1853 New York merchant Llewellyn S. Haskell hired architect Alexander Jackson Davis to transform an old farmhouse on the eastern slope of Orange Mountain. Impressed with the...

            • new jersey
            • orange
            • west orange
            • glenmont
            • llewellyn park
            • 1853