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

Charles Mooney

    Carol Mooney

      Remaining in Pittsburgh a Few Hours

      THIS  TABLET COMMEMORATES THE FIRST VISIT OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN WHO ARRIVED AT THIS POINT ON FEBRUARY 14 1861 REMAIN-ING IN PITTSBURGH A FEW HOURS ENROUTE TO WASHINGTON FOR HIS INAUGURATION ERECTED...

      THIS  TABLET COMMEMORATES THE FIRST VISIT OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN WHO ARRIVED AT THIS POINT ON FEBRUARY 14 1861 REMAIN-ING IN PITTSBURGH A FEW HOURS ENROUTE TO WASHINGTON FOR HIS INAUGURATION ERECTED...

      • lincoln
      • pittsburgh
      • 1861
      • a few hours

      Croydon Fountain

      This Fountain was inaugurated by Her Majesty the Queen on the occasion of the Charter Centenary : 21st June 1983 and was given to Croydon by The Nestle Company Limited Submitted by @invertiert

      This Fountain was inaugurated by Her Majesty the Queen on the occasion of the Charter Centenary : 21st June 1983 and was given to Croydon by The Nestle Company Limited Submitted by @invertiert

      • her majesty ...
      • croydon
      • nestle company
      • fountain

      Home of Martin Luther King, Jr.

      This house, built in 1884, was the home of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1952-53 while he was enrolled in the Graduate School of Boston University. The building was rehabilitated in 1987 by the...

      This house, built in 1884, was the home of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1952-53 while he was enrolled in the Graduate School of Boston University. The building was rehabilitated in 1987 by the...

      • boston
      • mlk
      • boston university
      • civil rights
      • 1884
      • 1952

      Parapet Promenade

      PARAPET PROMENADE IN MEMORY OF ADDA AND PAUL SAFRAN BY JORDAN PYNES, LINDSAY SAFRAN AND TOM SAFRAN

      PARAPET PROMENADE IN MEMORY OF ADDA AND PAUL SAFRAN BY JORDAN PYNES, LINDSAY SAFRAN AND TOM SAFRAN

        Grays River Covered Bridge

        Submitted by @Ritterton

        Submitted by @Ritterton

        • covered bridge
        • gray's river

        Goulburn Weir

        Submitted by @markfilops

        Submitted by @markfilops

        • conveys water
        • weir
        • canal
        • goulburn
        • murray

        Monocoupe D-145

        Monocoupe D-145 ca. 1941 This Monocoupe D-145 was one of the last airplanes produced by Monocoupe before the outbreak of World War II. The Monocoupe Aircraft Corporation, founded in Bettendorf,...

        Monocoupe D-145 ca. 1941 This Monocoupe D-145 was one of the last airplanes produced by Monocoupe before the outbreak of World War II. The Monocoupe Aircraft Corporation, founded in Bettendorf,...

        • louisiana
        • aviation

        Golden Gate Park Carousel

          Boundary Line

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

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

            Pere Marquette Railway Depot

            Completed in 1921 for the Pere Marquette Railway, this depot is typical of the railroad stations that served Michigan towns during the early decades of the twentieth century. The depot replaced an...

            Completed in 1921 for the Pere Marquette Railway, this depot is typical of the railroad stations that served Michigan towns during the early decades of the twentieth century. The depot replaced an...

            • michigan
            • michigan his...

            Lipson Lake

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

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

              Waldenses

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

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

                Ernest M. Hemingway, Class of 1917

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

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

                  Nun of the Above

                  IN MEMORY OF EVERY NUM OF THE ABOVE SISTERS OF PERPETUAL INDULGENCE

                  IN MEMORY OF EVERY NUM OF THE ABOVE SISTERS OF PERPETUAL INDULGENCE

                    Blue Star Memorial HIghway

                      Great White Cherry

                      • sister city
                      • osaka
                      • san francisco

                      Mill Bay Laundry

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

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

                        Mackinac Conference

                        On September 6, 1943, Michigan’s Republican United States senator, Arthur H. Vandenberg, chaired the meeting of the Post War Advisory Council. Republican National Committee chairman Harrison...

                        On September 6, 1943, Michigan’s Republican United States senator, Arthur H. Vandenberg, chaired the meeting of the Post War Advisory Council. Republican National Committee chairman...

                        • michigan
                        • michigan his...