A gigantic map of all the cool plaques in the world. A project of 99% Invisible.
Explore the nearly 25,000 worldwide plaques on the Big Map big map screenshot
The most recent plaques:

Original Cabin

This cabin, birthplace of The Berry Schools, (now Berry College and Berry Academy) was built as a playhouse for Martha Berry and her brothers and sisters shortly after the Civil War. Here, in the...

This cabin, birthplace of The Berry Schools, (now Berry College and Berry Academy) was built as a playhouse for Martha Berry and her brothers and sisters shortly after the Civil War. Here, in...

  • lat34

Medora Field Perkerson Author- Newspaper Columnist

Medora Field (1892 - 1960) was born nearby on the site of the present Lindale Baptist Church. In her early twenties she became a member of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Magazine staff, and...

Medora Field (1892 - 1960) was born nearby on the site of the present Lindale Baptist Church. In her early twenties she became a member of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Magazine staff, and...

  • lat34

Georgia School for the Deaf

In 1833, a deaf man, John Jacobus Flournoy, of Jackson County, great grandson of Jacob Flournoy, a French Huguenot, urging education for the deaf, interested Governor Wilson Lumpkin and the...

In 1833, a deaf man, John Jacobus Flournoy, of Jackson County, great grandson of Jacob Flournoy, a French Huguenot, urging education for the deaf, interested Governor Wilson Lumpkin and the...

  • lat34

Floyd County

Floyd County was created by Act of Dec. 3, 1832 out of Cherokee County. Originally, it included parts of Chattooga, Polk and Gordon Counties. Early settlers came from Tenn., S.C., and older parts...

Floyd County was created by Act of Dec. 3, 1832 out of Cherokee County. Originally, it included parts of Chattooga, Polk and Gordon Counties. Early settlers came from Tenn., S.C., and older parts...

  • lat34

Georgia's Paul Revere

Along this road John H. Wisdom rode from Gadsden, Ala. to warn that a Federal force of over 2,000 men was approaching Rome to occupy the town, destroy foundries making ammunition for the...

Along this road John H. Wisdom rode from Gadsden, Ala. to warn that a Federal force of over 2,000 men was approaching Rome to occupy the town, destroy foundries making ammunition for...

  • lat34

Flat Rock African Methodist Episcopal Church

Today´s Flat Rock AME Church originated in 1854 as a place of worship for slaves on nearby Spears Plantation, and it is believed to be the oldest African-American congregation in Fayette County....

Today´s Flat Rock AME Church originated in 1854 as a place of worship for slaves on nearby Spears Plantation, and it is believed to be the oldest African-American congregation in Fayette...

  • lat34

Governor Hugh M. Dorsey

Hugh Manson Dorsey was born in Fayetteville , and was admitted to the Georgia bar at the Fayette County Courthouse in 1894. After practicing law at his father´s firm, Dorsey became solicitor...

Hugh Manson Dorsey was born in Fayetteville , and was admitted to the Georgia bar at the Fayette County Courthouse in 1894. After practicing law at his father´s firm, Dorsey became solicitor...

  • lat34

Starr's Mill

The property that became Starr´s Mill was owned by Hananiah Gilcoat who built the first mill here before his death in 1825. This site, on Whitewater Creek, was less than a mile from the boundary...

The property that became Starr´s Mill was owned by Hananiah Gilcoat who built the first mill here before his death in 1825. This site, on Whitewater Creek, was less than a mile from the...

  • lat34

Holly Grove African Methodist Episcopal Church

This church was organized in 1897 near the banks of Camp Creek in an unincorporated area of western Fayette County. Until the first sanctuary was constructed here on land and with building...

This church was organized in 1897 near the banks of Camp Creek in an unincorporated area of western Fayette County. Until the first sanctuary was constructed here on land and with...

  • lat34

World’s Longest Courthouse Bench

Removed from Fayette County Courthouse during reconstruction and modernization of interior 1965 Hand hewn, heart pine center beam Used 1825 to 1965 58 feet long Plaque courtesy Lat34North.com....

Removed from Fayette County Courthouse during reconstruction and modernization of interior 1965 Hand hewn, heart pine center beam Used 1825 to 1965 58 feet long Plaque courtesy...

  • lat34

Skirmish at Shakerag

Just before dawn, July 30, 1864, during a daring cavalry raid to cut the last two railroads supplying Atlanta, Union Brig. Gen. Edward M. McCook ordered the 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry to halt...

Just before dawn, July 30, 1864, during a daring cavalry raid to cut the last two railroads supplying Atlanta, Union Brig. Gen. Edward M. McCook ordered the 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry to halt...

  • lat34

The Holliday-Dorsey- Fife House

Built in 1855 by Doctor John Stiles Holliday this house has tied to important Georgia personalities such as the legendary "Doc" Holliday, Georgia Governor Hugh Manson Dorsey, and famous author...

Built in 1855 by Doctor John Stiles Holliday this house has tied to important Georgia personalities such as the legendary "Doc" Holliday, Georgia Governor Hugh Manson Dorsey, and famous...

  • lat34

Untitled (Palmer Family Cemetery)

This family cemetery was established October 24, 1845, when Barbara Jane, the infant of JOhn and Barbara Morris Pa;mer, was burid here. John Palmer acquired the property - lot 116 in the 7th...

This family cemetery was established October 24, 1845, when Barbara Jane, the infant of JOhn and Barbara Morris Pa;mer, was burid here. John Palmer acquired the property - lot 116 in the...

  • lat34

Fayette County

This County, created by Acts of the Legislature May 15 and December 24, 1821, is named for the Marquis de LaFayette, famous French General who came to this country to fight under General George...

This County, created by Acts of the Legislature May 15 and December 24, 1821, is named for the Marquis de LaFayette, famous French General who came to this country to fight under General...

  • lat34

William Clayton Fain: Georgia Unionist

William Clayton Fain: Georgia Unionist One of the leading Unionists in the state during the Civil War, William Clayton Fain was born in Georgia in 1825. A Fannin County lawyer and state...

William Clayton Fain: Georgia Unionist One of the leading Unionists in the state during the Civil War, William Clayton Fain was born in Georgia in 1825. A Fannin County lawyer and...

  • lat34

The Madden Branch Massacre: Anti- Confederate activity in North Georgia

The Madden Branch Massacre: Anti-Confederate activity in North Georgia North of here on Madden Branch in Polk County, Tennessee, on November 29, 1864, during the American Civil War, six Georgians...

The Madden Branch Massacre: Anti-Confederate activity in North Georgia North of here on Madden Branch in Polk County, Tennessee, on November 29, 1864, during the American Civil War, six...

  • lat34

PFC. Jack Clem Robinson

PFC. Jack Clem Robinson USMC — Sept. 22, 1922 – Oct. 25, 1942 — Killed in action – Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands One of Fannin County’s finest – he made the ultimate sacrifice so that others might...

PFC. Jack Clem Robinson USMC — Sept. 22, 1922 – Oct. 25, 1942 — Killed in action – Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands One of Fannin County’s finest – he made the ultimate sacrifice so that others...

  • lat34

Willa Mae Haight

Through her deep Christian Faith Hers was a life of service. With membership and generous contributions To many community groups, She touched the lives of generations of Blue Ridge citizens with...

Through her deep Christian Faith Hers was a life of service. With membership and generous contributions To many community groups, She touched the lives of generations of Blue Ridge citizens with...

  • lat34

Blue Ridge Park 1887 ~ 1897

In celebration of the Centennial of Blue Ridge, Georgia, the Blue Ridge Garden Club and the City of Blue Ridge dedicate this park in memory of Colonel Mike McKinney, early Fannin County settler...

In celebration of the Centennial of Blue Ridge, Georgia, the Blue Ridge Garden Club and the City of Blue Ridge dedicate this park in memory of Colonel Mike McKinney, early Fannin County...

  • lat34

Fannin County

This County, created by Act of the Legislature Jan. 21, 1854, is named for Col. J.W. Fannin who was killed in the massacre at Goliad, Mar. 27, 1836. He had been captured with about 350 Georgia...

This County, created by Act of the Legislature Jan. 21, 1854, is named for Col. J.W. Fannin who was killed in the massacre at Goliad, Mar. 27, 1836. He had been captured with about 350...

  • lat34