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

Auraria, CO

--THIS TABLET IS THE PROPERTY OF THE STATE OF COLORADO-- AURARIA On November 1, 1858, the center of this stream was designated the east boundary of Auraria, first duly located and platted town...

  • denver
  • colorado
  • gold rush
  • auraria

Friedlander Outdoor Forum

Friedlander Outdoor Forum This unique outdoor learning space was dedicated in 2016 in honor of beloved Greenhills science teachers Tom and Martha Friedlander, whose more than 75 combined years...

    Salem Church

    SALEM CHURCH The Revered Edward Weiss, a Washtenaw County circuit rider, organized an Evangelical class of fifteen members in 1874.  They met in a school located two miles east of here.  Two...

      VERMONT CEMETERY

      VERMONT CEMETERY   In memory of the pioneers of this region who came here from Vermont in 1832.  These early settlers were:   Wm. Arnold Davis Warren A. Davis Orlo H. Fenn Daniel Fenn...

        Frances Elizabeth Willard

        THIS PARK HONORS THE MEMORY OF FRANCES ELIZABETH WILLARD 1839 - 1898 FEMINIST FOUNDER OF THE WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION FIGHTER FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND FREE PUBLIC EDUCATION FIRST WOMAN...

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        • berkeley
        • feminist
        • woman colleg...

        Thelma Stovall

        THELMA L. STOVALL 1919 - 1994 Entered political service in 1949 when she was elected to the Kentucky state legislature. For the next 34 years, Stovall served Kentucky in a variety of elected...

        • kentucky
        • stovall
        • lt. governor
        • property tax reform
        • women's rights

        David M. Moncrief, Jr. Pool - Waimano Home, Pearl City, Hawaii

        A swimming pool built by the Rotary Club of Pearl Harbor for residents of Waimano Home, a Territory of Hawaii institution for people with developmental disabilities. The pool was intended to...

          King's Bridge

          Plaque reads: 'HISTORIC ENGINEERING MARKER. KINGS BRIDGE COMPLETED IN 1864 THIS BEAUTIFUL. WROUGHT IRON  ARCH BRIDGE WITH A SPAN OF 60 METRES, WAS DESIGNED BYENGINEER WILLIAM THOMAS DOYNE. IT...

          • tasmania
          • launceston
          • engineering ...

          Behold the Sea

          The citizens of the sister cities of Mendocino and Miasa, Japan, dedicate this plaque to the peaceful pursuits of the peoples of the Pacific Basin and to the protection of its environment that all...

            Sydney Parade Station

            Sydney Parade Station Sydney Parade Station opened in 1835, soon after the inauguration of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, becoming a busy intermediate station on the world's first...

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            • ireland
            • sydney parade
            • dublin