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

Eunice Williams

Eunice Williams, wife of the Reverend John Williams "The Redeemed Captive" was killed at this place on March 1st, 1704, during the Deerfield Massacre. From https://www.instagram.com/p/BazFO_PHxi9/

Eunice Williams, wife of the Reverend John Williams "The Redeemed Captive" was killed at this place on March 1st, 1704, during the Deerfield Massacre. From https://www.instagram.com/p/BazFO_PHxi9/

    James Lick Observatory

    Submitted by @jqmcd

    Submitted by @jqmcd

      The Bohemian Club's City Clubhouse

      WEAVING SPIDERS COME NOT HERE 1872 1909 1933   Bohemian ClubSubmitted by @tmccormick

      WEAVING SPIDERS COME NOT HERE 1872 1909 1933   Bohemian ClubSubmitted by @tmccormick

      • bohemian club
      • spiders
      • owl
      • weaving
      • san francisco
      • 1872

      Eileen Cullen Memorial Park

      EILEEN CULLEN MEMORIAL PARK  BELOVED TEACHER FROM 1975 - 1983 

      EILEEN CULLEN MEMORIAL PARK  BELOVED TEACHER FROM 1975 - 1983 

      • berkeley

      The Trafalgar Way

      THE TRAFALGAR WAY TRURO - FIRST POST-HORSE CHANGE On Monday 21st October 1805 the Royal Navy decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet off Cape Trafalgar on the south west coast of...

      THE TRAFALGAR WAY TRURO - FIRST POST-HORSE CHANGE On Monday 21st October 1805 the Royal Navy decisively defeated a combined French and Spanish fleet off Cape Trafalgar on the south west coast of...

      • trafalgar
      • nelson
      • napoleon
      • pickle
      • 1805

      Spanish American War

      Spanish War Veterans 1898-1902 Philippine Islands - Cuba - Puerto Rico - U.S.A. The Hiker Typifying The American Volunteer Who Fought Spain In Cuba, The Philippines, And Boxer Rebellion. Erected...

      Spanish War Veterans 1898-1902 Philippine Islands - Cuba - Puerto Rico - U.S.A. The Hiker Typifying The American Volunteer Who Fought Spain In Cuba, The Philippines, And Boxer Rebellion. Erected...

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      Sacco and Venzetti Defense Committee

      In May 1920, two Italian immigrants were arrested for the murder of two payroll guards in South Braintree. A group of friends and fellow anarchists organized a defense committee for the accused...

      In May 1920, two Italian immigrants were arrested for the murder of two payroll guards in South Braintree. A group of friends and fellow anarchists organized a defense committee for the accused...

      • boston
      • sacco
      • vanzetti
      • 1920

      Palazzo Dei Priori

        Warren Inn

        WARREN INN  IN 1958 ON THIS HISTORIC SITE THE FIRST MOTEL EVER CONVERTED FORM A MOVIE THEATER AND LOCATED IN A SMALL COMMUNITY WAS OPENED. WARREN INN MNGMT GROUP 4 Submitted by @ivortossell

        WARREN INN  IN 1958 ON THIS HISTORIC SITE THE FIRST MOTEL EVER CONVERTED FORM A MOVIE THEATER AND LOCATED IN A SMALL COMMUNITY WAS OPENED. WARREN INN MNGMT GROUP 4 Submitted by @ivortossell

        • converted fr...
        • located in a...
        • motel

        In the wall of the Moonah Pub

        A plaque on the exterior of the Moonah Hotel, Main Road, Moonah, Tasmania. It reads: THIS STONE WAS LAID BY MRS R SLAIT JUNE 7TH 1934 There seems to be little information about Mrs R Slait or why...

        A plaque on the exterior of the Moonah Hotel, Main Road, Moonah, Tasmania. It reads: THIS STONE WAS LAID BY MRS R SLAIT JUNE 7TH 1934 There seems to be little information about Mrs R Slait or why...

          Mission Plaza

          Mission PlazaIn the 1950s, Kenneth Schwartz, then Planning of Architecture, began work in support of the creation of a "Mission Plaza". At that time, traffic on Monterey Street passed near the...

          Mission PlazaIn the 1950s, Kenneth Schwartz, then Planning of Architecture, began work in support of the creation of a "Mission Plaza". At that time, traffic on Monterey Street passed near...

            Calapooia River Salmon Migration

            • brownsville
            • oregon
            • salmon

            In Loving Memory of Michael C Mayer

            "No act of kindness, no matter how small,is ever wasted."

            "No act of kindness, no matter how small,is ever wasted."

              BM3 Chance Evans Post, United States Coast Guard, Operation Iraqi Freedom 2005

                Moyer House

                HISTORICAL MARKER  The Moyer House was built in 1881, in Italian Villa style, by J. M. Moyer, an early pioneer of Linn County. Donated in 1962 by the Hill Family Foundation to the Linn...

                HISTORICAL MARKER  The Moyer House was built in 1881, in Italian Villa style, by J. M. Moyer, an early pioneer of Linn County. Donated in 1962 by the Hill Family Foundation to the...

                • brownsville
                • oregon
                • pioneer

                Alva Neal High School

                Alva Neal High School This was the site of the Franklin High School from 1909 through 1939 and housed grades 6, 7 and 8 until 1974. In 1928 the Franklin Schools Board of Trustees resolved: "That...

                Alva Neal High School This was the site of the Franklin High School from 1909 through 1939 and housed grades 6, 7 and 8 until 1974. In 1928 the Franklin Schools Board of Trustees resolved:...

                • indiana
                • school

                The Sowerby Family

                  Frieda Klussmann, the Cable Car Lady

                  Submitted by @Ritterton

                  Submitted by @Ritterton

                  • cable car museum
                  • frieda klussman
                  • cable car
                  • san francisco
                  • nob hill
                  • powell street

                  Sentier Rideau Trail

                  Submitted by Gilda Spitz.

                  Submitted by Gilda Spitz.

                    First Post Office In California

                    1849  FIRST POST OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA ESTABLISHED AT MONTEREY  The Pacific mail steamer, "California" arrived in Monterey on February 24, 1849. This exciting event brought the first mail to the...

                    1849  FIRST POST OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA ESTABLISHED AT MONTEREY  The Pacific mail steamer, "California" arrived in Monterey on February 24, 1849. This exciting event brought the first mail to the...

                    • monterey
                    • california
                    • mail
                    • steamer