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

Evidence of Erruptions

    Bonneville Salt Flats

      George Herman Ruth

      George Herman Ruth The Babe Resided here until his death in 1948110 - 118 Riverside Drive tenants AssociationSubmitted by Erik Lander

        Rochester Time Capsule

        TIME CAPSULEIn celebration of the national bicentennialROCHESTER ROTARY CLUBplaced a Time Capsule in the baseof this lion, to be openedJULY 4, 2076This plaque donated to mark theTime...

        • rochester

        Chief Okemos of the Chippewas

        Erected to the memory of Chief Okemos of the Chippewas whose tribe once occupied the ground upon which this school now stands. * Brave in battle * Wise in council * * Honorable in peace * After...

          First Police Radio

          Electrical Engineering Milestone - Site of the first one way police radio communication 

            Dorothy Parker

            Dorothy Parker1893-1967The popular poet, critic, short story writer, screenwriter and social justice champion lived here as a teenager. Parker lived here with her father, J. Henry Rothschild, in 1910.

            • dorothy parker
            • j. henry rothschild
            • social justice

            Navy Beach

            Navy Beach During the Cold War, Mono County was home to one of many remote facilities used by the US Military to test new weapons and weapons systems. A "secret military installation" operated by...

            • mono lake
            • mono county
            • eastern sierra
            • california
            • cold war
            • military sites

            Mono Mills

            Mono Mills To meet the ever increasing demand for lumber and cord wood the Bodie Railway and Lumber Company was formed in February 1881. Timber was harvested from various tracts to the south. It...

            • mono lake
            • mono county
            • gold mining
            • sawmills
            • e clampus vitus

            Romeo, Juneau's Friendly Black Wolf

            https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article /150322-romeo-wolf-dog-animals-wildlife-alaska- ngbooktalk

              Curtis Memorial Garden in Boulder

              BLY EWALT CURTIS MEMORIAL GARDEN"Captain Bly"1898 - 1989Director of Residence Halls1934 - 1964Remembered for her love of gardensand her pride in jobs well done at theResidence Halls,...

              • boulder
              • cu
              • women
              • campus
              • colorado

              Leone Hayes Grayson

              LEONE HAYES GRAYSON 1906 - 1991 ON OCTOBER 22,1930 AT GULL ISLAND NEAR PICKEREL BAY, ON LITTLE ATHAPAPUSKOW. MRS. GRAYSON HOOKED AND LANDED A 63 1 / 2 POUND LAKE TROUT. THIS TREMENDOUS FISH...

              • trout

              Denver War Memorial

                Union Station: Denver's Transportation Hub

                  St. Francis of Assisi

                  Submitted by @jqmcd.

                  • bufano