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

The First Lawrence U.S. Post Office

The First Lawrence U.S. Post Office 645 New Hampshire Street has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior c. 1906

  • lawrence
  • kansas
  • post office
  • nrhp
  • usdoi

John Brown and the Siege of Lawrence

John Brown and the Siege of Lawrence, September 14–15, 1856 On the afternoon of September 14th, 1856, the Free State settlement of Lawrence, Kansas Territory was threatened with invasion by an...

  • john brown
  • lawrence
  • kansas
  • siege
  • free state
  • abolitionism
  • civil war

First House

Site of first house in Lawrence   60 Feet East   Submitted by: @shinton

  • lawrence
  • kansas
  • house

Shane-Thompson Studio

Shane-Thompson Studio Erected ca. 1885 as a photography studio and home for Captain J. B. Shane J. B. Shane and his daughter, Juno Bell Shane-Thompson, documented the lives of Lawrence citizens...

  • shane
  • thompson
  • studio
  • photography
  • lawrence
  • kansas

Downtown Redevelopment Project

Downtown Redevelopment Project 1972 1973 City Commission - Nancy Hambleton, Jack Rose, Barkley Clark, Fred J. Pence, John H. Emick, J. R. Pulliam, Charles F. Fisher Buford M. Watson, Jr., City...

  • downtown
  • lawrence
  • kansas
  • redevelopment

The Lavender Pit

THIS OPEN PIT MINE IS NAMED  THE LAVENDER PIT IN HONOR OF  HARRISON M. LAVENDER 1890 - 1952  WHO AS VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER OF PHELPS DODGE CORPORATION CONCEIVED AND CARRIED OUT THIS...

  • mining
  • copper
  • arizona

Stockbridge Town Hall

Stockbridge Town Hall   Designed by Elijah E. Myers, the Stockbridge Town Hall was constructed by Mitter & Headerlong in 1892.   This stately Romanesque structure was built to house local township...

    White Oak Township Hall

    Ingham County Historical Marker   White Oak Township Hall Property was purchased for $50 in 1875 from Danial and Mary Hamilton.  Completed in 1877, it contains the original rough wooden...

      New River Gorge Bridge

      New River Gorge Bridge Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places August 14, 2013 By the United States Department of the Interior   Submitted by Bryan Arnold   @nanowhiskers

        White Oak

        White Oak The settlements of White Oak, Ingham, Wheatfield and Leroy were organized as Ingham Township by the Legislature on March 11, 1837.  On April 2, 1837, the first township meeting was...