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

Louisiana Strikes Oil!

The first oil strike in the State of Louisiana was made on September 21, 1901 on the farm of Jules Clement in the community of Evangeline. The well was known as both Jules Clement No. 1 and...

  • louisiana

Miller Stadium

Built in 1948 Miller Stadium served as the home of the Crowley Millers who played in South Louisiana's semi-pro Teche League and the professional Gulf coast and Evangeline Leagues from 1948 to...

  • louisiana
  • sports

Oaks of Ile Copal

These centurion live oak trees shaded Ile Copal, the plantation home of Alexandre Mouton. Mouton was governor of Louisiana from 1843-46 and son of the founder of Vermilionville. Here marks...

  • louisiana
  • trees

Notre Dame de Perpetuel Secours Church

This parish was one of the sites proposed by Bishop Jules B. Jeanmard, Bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette, to afford a place of work for African- American priests ordained in the United States...

  • louisiana
  • church

Richard T. Greener

Submitted by @CulturedModesty

  • harvard
  • african american
  • 1844
  • washington st
  • russo-japanese war
  • niagara movement

Crescent Furniture Building 1928

HISTORIC WINNIPEGCrescent Furniture Building(Sterling Building)1928These terra cotta panels are from the Crescent Furniture Company building which was located on the north-east corner of Portage...

  • terra cotta
  • architecture
  • winnipeg
  • manitoba

Montanez Adobe

    Stephen Carter Memorial

    In Memory of Stephen Carter Eagle Scout Troop 441 2000-2017This plaque was placed on a bench flanked by two trees in memorial of Stephen Carter, a Boy Scout in Troop 441 in Sugar Land, Texas who...

      The Acre

      From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by HystericalMark, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

        Krista's Garden