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

Steatite Boulder

GEORGIA  STEATITE BOULDER  This steatite was found on the site of a prehistoric quarry along Soapstone Ridge 8 miles south of Decatur. It shows the mtehods of Indians in making stone bowls, with...

GEORGIA  STEATITE BOULDER  This steatite was found on the site of a prehistoric quarry along Soapstone Ridge 8 miles south of Decatur. It shows the mtehods of Indians in making stone bowls, with...

  • decatur
  • georgia
  • 3000 years old
  • girdling
  • prehistoric
  • soapstone

In Memory of Chicago's Marines

IN MEMORY OF CHICAGO'S MARINES WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN BEIRUT, LEBANON OCTOBER 1983 WILL WILL REMEMBER THEIR COURAGE AND DEDICATION TO PEACE  GUNNERY SGT. ALVING GELMER MAJ. PAUL HEIN LANCE CPL....

IN MEMORY OF CHICAGO'S MARINES WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN BEIRUT, LEBANON OCTOBER 1983 WILL WILL REMEMBER THEIR COURAGE AND DEDICATION TO PEACE  GUNNERY SGT. ALVING GELMER MAJ. PAUL HEIN LANCE CPL....

  • beirut
  • lebanon
  • 1983
  • marines
  • chicago
  • midway
  • airport

Canberra Time Capsule

Apparently it includes a parking ticket, a licence plate and a letter from the PM.  Its fairly underwhelming...

Apparently it includes a parking ticket, a licence plate and a letter from the PM.  Its fairly underwhelming...

  • time capsule
  • canberra
  • australia

Rockville

ROCKVILLE  GEN. J.E.B. STAURT'S CONFEDERATE CAVALRY OCCUPIED ROCKVILLE JUNE 28, 1863, AND CAPTURED 150 U.S. WAGONS ALONG THE WASHINGTON ROAD. FROM HERE THEY MARCHED TO GETTYSBURG. IN JULY, 1864,...

ROCKVILLE  GEN. J.E.B. STAURT'S CONFEDERATE CAVALRY OCCUPIED ROCKVILLE JUNE 28, 1863, AND CAPTURED 150 U.S. WAGONS ALONG THE WASHINGTON ROAD. FROM HERE THEY MARCHED TO GETTYSBURG. IN JULY, 1864,...

  • civil war
  • rockville
  • maryland
  • j.e.b. stuart
  • gettysburg
  • jubal early

The Suffragette That Knew Jiu-Jitsu Lived Here

London Borough of Islington  Edith Garrud 1872-1971  The suffragette that knew jiu-jitsu lived here  Islington People's Plaque  Submitted by @robdelaney

London Borough of Islington  Edith Garrud 1872-1971  The suffragette that knew jiu- jitsu lived here  Islington People's Plaque  Submitted by @robdelaney

  • london
  • england
  • garrud
  • suffragette
  • jiu-jitsu

Devendorf

J. FRANK DEVENDORF 1856 - 1934 PIONEER-BUILDER-FRIEND  REMEMBERED AS "FATHER" OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA FOUNDED 1900  "CREATION IS A COMBINATION OF VISION AND WILL - VISION GIVE THE PLAN, BUT WILL IS...

J. FRANK DEVENDORF 1856 - 1934 PIONEER-BUILDER- FRIEND  REMEMBERED AS "FATHER" OF CARMEL-BY-THE- SEA FOUNDED 1900  "CREATION IS A COMBINATION OF VISION AND WILL - VISION GIVE THE PLAN, BUT WILL IS...

  • carmel
  • california
  • edwina
  • 1900
  • vision
  • will

Cotton Exchange Building

The Memphis Cotton Exchange, was first organized in 1873 and is still operating today, though cotton trading is now done by computers. In the early 1950s a seat on the Exchange could cost a new...

The Memphis Cotton Exchange, was first organized in 1873 and is still operating today, though cotton trading is now done by computers. In the early 1950s a seat on the Exchange could cost a new...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Harbormaster

Harbormaster  L. BROOKS BOWHAY  MONTEREY'S FIRST HARBOR MASTER

Harbormaster  L. BROOKS BOWHAY  MONTEREY'S FIRST HARBOR MASTER

  • monterey
  • california
  • 1933
  • harbor master

Eastland Presbyterian Church

Sunday school held in a schoolhouse led to the formation of Eastland Presbyterian Church November 11, 1906 with Dr. W.H. Gragg, Sr., E.H. Porter and Captain T.H. Savage, Elders. Dr. Gragg secured...

Sunday school held in a schoolhouse led to the formation of Eastland Presbyterian Church November 11, 1906 with Dr. W.H. Gragg, Sr., E.H. Porter and Captain T.H. Savage, Elders. Dr. Gragg secured...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Bishop White House

Bishop White House, 1786  Residence 1787-1836 of the Rev. Dr. William White.  Lector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church.  Chaplain to the Continental Con-gress and to the United...

Bishop White House, 1786  Residence 1787-1836 of the Rev. Dr. William White.  Lector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church.  Chaplain to the Continental Con-gress and to the...

  • 1786
  • philadelphia
  • pennsylvania
  • continental congress

Nancy Bird Walton - Pioneer Aviatrix

This is located right next to the security scanners at Sydney airport so I was worried I was going to get arrested for taking a photo of a plaque, which is also why its a bit blurry. Plaque reads:...

This is located right next to the security scanners at Sydney airport so I was worried I was going to get arrested for taking a photo of a plaque, which is also why its a bit blurry. Plaque reads:...

  • sydney
  • airport
  • aviator
  • aviatrix
  • pioneer
  • australia
  • 1933

Frederick Jowlett Town Clerk

Located outside of a town hall. Plaque reads: 'Erected to commemorate the faithful services of Frederick Jowlett Town Clerk 1887 - 1921' Submitted by: @IanThorp

Located outside of a town hall. Plaque reads: 'Erected to commemorate the faithful services of Frederick Jowlett Town Clerk 1887 - 1921' Submitted by: @IanThorp

  • water fountain
  • drinking fountain
  • clerk
  • australia
  • public servant

Adam Lindsay Gordon

The plaque is on the path near the statue. This really is a case of always read the plaque as I'd not heard of him and I was expecting just another politician. You also get bonus biography of the...

The plaque is on the path near the statue. This really is a case of always read the plaque as I'd not heard of him and I was expecting just another politician. You also get bonus biography of...

  • australian
  • writer
  • jockey
  • melbourne
  • statue

Panama Hotel

PANAMA HOTEL HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A  NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK  THIS PROPERTY POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATION THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  THE PANAMA HOTEL IS...

PANAMA HOTEL HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A  NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK  THIS PROPERTY POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATION THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  THE PANAMA HOTEL IS...

  • seattle
  • washington
  • hotel
  • immigration
  • japanese
  • bathhouse

Poets' Corner

POETS' CORNER  BLISS CARMAN 1861-1929SIR CHARLES ROBERTS 1860-1943 FRANCIS JOSEPH SHERMAN 1871-1926  Born in or near Fredericton, these three poets were educated in this University and are buried...

POETS' CORNER  BLISS CARMAN 1861-1929SIR CHARLES ROBERTS 1860-1943 FRANCIS JOSEPH SHERMAN 1871-1926  Born in or near Fredericton, these three poets were educated in this University and are buried...

  • fredericton
  • new brunswick
  • forest hill
  • verse
  • poets

Church Park

At this location Church Park and Auditorium was established in 1899 By Robert R. Church, Sr., a Memphis businessman and former slave, to provide recreational facilities for members of his race who...

At this location Church Park and Auditorium was established in 1899 By Robert R. Church, Sr., a Memphis businessman and former slave, to provide recreational facilities for members of his race who...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

Deaderick Family Cemetery

George Michael Deaderick in 1807 established and was president of the Nashville Bank, the first bank in the state. His son, John G. Deaderick, owned 5,000 acres of land, a portion of which was...

George Michael Deaderick in 1807 established and was president of the Nashville Bank, the first bank in the state. His son, John G. Deaderick, owned 5,000 acres of land, a portion of which...

  • shelby county
  • tennessee

The Fremont Troll

The Fremont Troll  (c) Steve Badanes, Will Martin, and Ross Whitehead, 1990 The Fremont Troll was designed and built by Steve Badanes, Will Martin, Donna Walter and Ross Whitehead, with help from...

The Fremont Troll  (c) Steve Badanes, Will Martin, and Ross Whitehead, 1990 The Fremont Troll was designed and built by Steve Badanes, Will Martin, Donna Walter and Ross Whitehead, with help...

  • fremont
  • washington
  • seattle
  • accu-line
  • etched plaque
  • troll
  • i-5
  • highway 99

Ella Brown Redwood Grove

  • big basin
  • california
  • park
  • redwood

Edward J. Pribula Memorial Trees - 1973

  • big basin
  • california
  • park
  • redwood