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

Here Rest U.S. Army and Navy Veterans

    Fairview Volunteer Fire Dep't

      William G. "Bill" Wolters Fire Chief

        Sylvester Baxter Riverfront State Park

          William D. Hayward Memorial Amphitheater Lone Tree Sanctuary Garden Dedicated 1997

            Private First Class Ernest W. Prussman, U.S. Army Medal Of Honor

            September 15, 1921 - September 8, 1944The Medal of Honor is the nation’s highest military award. Ernest W. Prussman of Murdock street, Brightion died heroically in Loscoat, France while attacking...

            September 15, 1921 - September 8, 1944The Medal of Honor is the nation’s highest military award. Ernest W. Prussman of Murdock street, Brightion died heroically in Loscoat, France while...

            • memorial - s...

            puerto rican veterans memorial

              Patrick L. Sullivan

                Senator Joseph Finnegan Park at Port Norfolk

                Joseph Finnegan Park at Port Norfolk in Dorchester, Boston. This was a former industrial site that housed the Shaffer Paper Company. Now an oasis of life with restored wetlands and an important...

                Joseph Finnegan Park at Port Norfolk in Dorchester, Boston. This was a former industrial site that housed the Shaffer Paper Company. Now an oasis of life with restored wetlands and an important...

                  The Life And Times Of The Boston Harbor

                    Treaty of Utrecht

                    This plaque at the back of the old town hall in the center of Utrecht tells about the treaty of Utrecht. It is in Dutch and English text, and explains that in april 1713 the first time that...

                    This plaque at the back of the old town hall in the center of Utrecht tells about the treaty of Utrecht. It is in Dutch and English text, and explains that in april 1713 the first time...

                    • townhall
                    • treaty of utrecht

                    Willemshof

                    This plaque tells the history of the building called "Willemshof". It started as the royal horse stables of king Willem II, and was donated to be converted into a church by his son king Willem...

                    This plaque tells the history of the building called "Willemshof". It started as the royal horse stables of king Willem II, and was donated to be converted into a church by his son king...

                    • office building
                    • former church
                    • royal stables

                    West Bridgewater Monument, built 1879

                     The memorial was dedicated on July 4, 1879. It lists the names of the 30 West Bridgewater residents who died in the war. The primary inscription reads, “In Memory of the Citizens of this Town, in...

                     The memorial was dedicated on July 4, 1879. It lists the names of the 30 West Bridgewater residents who died in the war. The primary inscription reads, “In Memory of the Citizens of this Town, in...

                      Witness Stones for enslaved people Cato, Jin Cole and Titus at Historic Deerfield, Massachusetts

                      These three markers are "Witness Stones" commemorating three enslaved people who lived in Old Deerfield in the late 1700s and early 1800s. They were three of more than 25 enslaved people owned by...

                      These three markers are "Witness Stones" commemorating three enslaved people who lived in Old Deerfield in the late 1700s and early 1800s. They were three of more than 25 enslaved people owned by...

                      • witness stones
                      • historic deerfield
                      • slavery

                      Crónica Miscelánea de la Sta. Provincia de Xalisco

                      Aquí estuvo el conventode San Francisco, dondeFray Antonio Telloescribiera su CrónicaMiscelánea de la Sta.Provincia de XaliscoInstituto Jaliciense de Antrolopogía e HistoriaH. Ayuntamiento...

                      Aquí estuvo el conventode San Francisco, dondeFray Antonio Telloescribiera su CrónicaMiscelánea de la Sta.Provincia de XaliscoInstituto Jaliciense de Antrolopogía e HistoriaH. Ayuntamiento...

                      • jalisco
                      • guadalajara
                      • méxico
                      • nueva españa
                      • convento

                      Ukrainian Institute

                      This historical mansion was dedicated on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Ukrainian Institute of America to the memory of William Dzus, founder and benefactorOctober,  19  1974Henry...

                      This historical mansion was dedicated on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Ukrainian Institute of America to the memory of William Dzus, founder and benefactorOctober,  19  1974Henry...

                      • ukraine
                      • ukrainian institute
                      • henry sinclair

                      Evidence of Erruptions

                        Bonneville Salt Flats

                          George Herman Ruth

                          George Herman Ruth The Babe Resided here until his death in 1948110 - 118 Riverside Drive tenants AssociationSubmitted by Erik Lander

                          George Herman Ruth The Babe Resided here until his death in 1948110 - 118 Riverside Drive tenants AssociationSubmitted by Erik Lander

                            Rochester Time Capsule

                            TIME CAPSULEIn celebration of the national bicentennialROCHESTER ROTARY CLUBplaced a Time Capsule in the baseof this lion, to be openedJULY 4, 2076This plaque donated to mark theTime Capsule...

                            TIME CAPSULEIn celebration of the national bicentennialROCHESTER ROTARY CLUBplaced a Time Capsule in the baseof this lion, to be openedJULY 4, 2076This plaque donated to mark theTime...

                            • rochester