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

Crosby Hall

Crude oil experiments at Crosby Hall (@dartmouth ) helped lead to the early petroleum industry. Submitted by @LostToHistory

Crude oil experiments at Crosby Hall (@dartmouth ) helped lead to the early petroleum industry. Submitted by @LostToHistory

    Dr. Jose P. Rizal Community Center

    “He visited places of interest and left the city at 8:25 p.m.” https://t.co/u3wMZcBWyr TweetSubmitted by @robertloerzel

    “He visited places of interest and left the city at 8:25 p.m.” https://t.co/u3wMZcBWyr TweetSubmitted by @robertloerzel

      Kiesling House

      @readtheplaque Kiesling House. New Ulm, MN #readtheplaque https://t.co/eWI2aAdW23 TweetSubmitted by @robblerouser

      @readtheplaque Kiesling House. New Ulm, MN #readtheplaque https://t.co/eWI2aAdW23 TweetSubmitted by @robblerouser

        New Ulm's Glockenspiel

        Submitted by @robblerouser

        Submitted by @robblerouser

          Antioch City Hall

          CITY HALL DEDICATED NOVEMBER 29 1980 TO THE CITIZENS OF ANTIOCH   CORNERSTONE CEREMONY NOV 29, 1980 GRAND LODGE FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF CALIFORNIA      

          CITY HALL DEDICATED NOVEMBER 29 1980 TO THE CITIZENS OF ANTIOCH   CORNERSTONE CEREMONY NOV 29, 1980 GRAND LODGE FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF CALIFORNIA    

            War Dog Memorial

            • war dog
            • egor

            Eugene Field

            IN DEDICATION TO EUGENE FIELD 1850-1895 THE CHILDREN'S POET "WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD" "THE DUEL" "LITTLE BOY BLUE" "WITH BIG TIN TRUMPET AND LITTLE RED DRUM MARCHING LIKE SOLDIERS. THE CHILDREN...

            IN DEDICATION TO EUGENE FIELD 1850-1895 THE CHILDREN'S POET "WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD" "THE DUEL" "LITTLE BOY BLUE" "WITH BIG TIN TRUMPET AND LITTLE RED DRUM MARCHING LIKE SOLDIERS. THE CHILDREN...

              Eureka Slope

              • coal
              • eureka

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              FROM 1860 TO 1906, THIS WAS THE LARGEST COAL MINING DISTRICT IN CALIFORNIA. FIVE TOWNS (NORTONVILLE, SOMERSVILLE, STEWARTSVILLE, JUDSONVILLE, AND WEST HARTLEY) GREW UP AROUND TWELVE MAJOR MINES....

              FROM 1860 TO 1906, THIS WAS THE LARGEST COAL MINING DISTRICT IN CALIFORNIA. FIVE TOWNS (NORTONVILLE, SOMERSVILLE, STEWARTSVILLE, JUDSONVILLE, AND WEST HARTLEY) GREW UP AROUND TWELVE MAJOR MINES....

              • ecv
              • coal
              • tailings
              • railroad beds
              • the towns are gone

              "Compy Copmomizzo" Municipal Fishing Pier

              U.E. "COMPY" COMPOMIZZO MUNICIPAL FISHING PIER "GET HOOKED ON FISHİNG.NOT DRUGS" DEDICATED THIS 4th DAY OF JULY, 2000    

              U.E. "COMPY" COMPOMIZZO MUNICIPAL FISHING PIER "GET HOOKED ON FISHİNG.NOT DRUGS" DEDICATED THIS 4th DAY OF JULY, 2000  

                Jerome Waldie Plaza

                JEROME WALDIE PLAZA IN APPRECIATION TO A NATIVE SON OF ANTIOCH FOR MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND U.S. CONGRESSOCTOBER 1988

                JEROME WALDIE PLAZA IN APPRECIATION TO A NATIVE SON OF ANTIOCH FOR MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND U.S. CONGRESSOCTOBER 1988

                  All Wars Memorial

                  DEDICATED TO THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  ALL WARS MEMORIAL  BY THE GOLDEN GATE CHAPTER VETERANS OF THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE 11 NOVEMBER 1999 "LET WE FORGET"

                  DEDICATED TO THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY  ALL WARS MEMORIAL  BY THE GOLDEN GATE CHAPTER VETERANS OF THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE 11 NOVEMBER 1999 "LET WE FORGET"

                  • battle of the bulge
                  • all wars

                  Brentwood Gateway

                    Livermore Masonic Building

                    MASONIC BUILDING BUILT 1909 MOSAIC LODGE 218 FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS CITY OF LIVERMORE HISTORIC PRESERVATION HERITAGE SITE DEDICATED JULY 1996   Submitted by @jqmcd

                    MASONIC BUILDING BUILT 1909 MOSAIC LODGE 218 FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS CITY OF LIVERMORE HISTORIC PRESERVATION HERITAGE SITE DEDICATED JULY 1996   Submitted by @jqmcd

                      Lord Forrest Memorial

                      Attached to the statue of early premier for Western Australia, John Forrest, the plaque details that the received title is incorrect thanks to a bureaucratic stuff up

                      Attached to the statue of early premier for Western Australia, John Forrest, the plaque details that the received title is incorrect thanks to a bureaucratic stuff up

                        Bilger Quarry

                        • oakland
                        • califorinia
                        • quarry
                        • bilger

                        Cambridge Apartments

                        • berkeley
                        • durant
                        • ratcliff jr
                        • ratcliff
                        • lineweaver

                        Berkeley Cal Recreational Sports Facility

                        Submitted by Miriam Allen

                        Submitted by Miriam Allen

                          The Winchell Trail

                          THE WINCHELL TRAIL  MARKED BY THIS BOULDER BROUGHT FROM THE MESABI IRON RANGE WAS NAMED IN HONOR OF THE EMINENT GEOLOGIST NEWTON HORACE WINCHELL WHOSE SCIENTIFIC STUDIES ALONG THIS RIVER PROVIDED...

                          THE WINCHELL TRAIL  MARKED BY THIS BOULDER BROUGHT FROM THE MESABI IRON RANGE WAS NAMED IN HONOR OF THE EMINENT GEOLOGIST NEWTON HORACE WINCHELL WHOSE SCIENTIFIC STUDIES ALONG THIS RIVER PROVIDED...

                            Davenport Mini Park

                            DAVENPORT MINI PARK  HONORING THE OUTSTANDING CIVIC LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION OF LAURA AND WILLIAM DAVENPORT  1989  CITY OF EMERYVILLE  HONORABLE MAYOR KEN BUKOWSKI VICE MAYOR GREG HARPER COUNCIL...

                            DAVENPORT MINI PARK  HONORING THE OUTSTANDING CIVIC LEADERSHIP AND DEDICATION OF LAURA AND WILLIAM DAVENPORT  1989  CITY OF EMERYVILLE  HONORABLE MAYOR KEN BUKOWSKI VICE MAYOR GREG HARPER COUNCIL...

                            • emeryville
                            • park