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

Phyllis Pearsall

In 1936, Phyllis Pearsall produced the first London A-Z Atlas. She had walked the city for 18 hours a day & compiled a 23,000 card index of streets, kept in shoeboxes under her bed. Unable to find...

In 1936, Phyllis Pearsall produced the first London A-Z Atlas. She had walked the city for 18 hours a day & compiled a 23,000 card index of streets, kept in shoeboxes under her bed. Unable to find...

    The Undaunted Spirit

      Thomas Ellis

        The Stewart Building

        The Stewart Building From the time of its construction in 1910 until 1990, this building was operated as a drug store. It was built by a carpenter named William Dorr.  Soon after, Charles Henry...

        The Stewart Building From the time of its construction in 1910 until 1990, this building was operated as a drug store. It was built by a carpenter named William Dorr.  Soon after, Charles Henry...

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        The Aden Bowman Residence

        The Aden Bowman Residence Designed in a vernacular style by Saskatoon architect, R. M. Thompson, and built in 1923 for Aden and Lillie Bowman, this residence is deeply connected to local commerce,...

        The Aden Bowman Residence Designed in a vernacular style by Saskatoon architect, R. M. Thompson, and built in 1923 for Aden and Lillie Bowman, this residence is deeply connected to local...

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        Marr Residence

        Marr Residence Built in 1994 by the Marr family, the Marr Residence is the oldest building in Saskatoon on its original location and one of the first to be built in the settlement.  During the...

        Marr Residence Built in 1994 by the Marr family, the Marr Residence is the oldest building in Saskatoon on its original location and one of the first to be built in the settlement.  During...

        • saskatoon
        • saskatchewan
        • meewasin

        Leonard Nimoy

        From IG post

        From IG post

        • holy shrine
        • 2009

        Tantiusques

        TANTIUSQUES THE GRAPHITE OR BLACKLEAD DEPOSIT NEAR BY WAS VALUED BY THE INDIANS FOR FACE PAINT. AND BY THE WHITE MEN FOR PENCILS AND OTHER USES. JOHN WINTHROP, JR., WAS "GRANTED THE HILL AT...

        TANTIUSQUES THE GRAPHITE OR BLACKLEAD DEPOSIT NEAR BY WAS VALUED BY THE INDIANS FOR FACE PAINT. AND BY THE WHITE MEN FOR PENCILS AND OTHER USES. JOHN WINTHROP, JR., WAS "GRANTED THE HILL AT...

          Jacob Bayley

          JACOB BAYLEY Founder of Newbury and Revolutionary War General Veteran of the Indian Wars, Bayley led a migration of settlers from Newbury, Mass to the rich lands of the Coos here at the Great...

          JACOB BAYLEY Founder of Newbury and Revolutionary War General Veteran of the Indian Wars, Bayley led a migration of settlers from Newbury, Mass to the rich lands of the Coos here at the Great...

            General John Stark

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              Minnesota's Highways

              Submitted by @louisrzurn

              Submitted by @louisrzurn

                Leuty Lifeguard Station

                Submitted by @heritagetoronto

                Submitted by @heritagetoronto

                  First Marine Compound Engine

                  The first vessel in the world propelled by a Compound Steam Engine was the REINDEER built for service on the Saint John River. Both the vessel and engine were designed by Benjamin Tibbits, a...

                  The first vessel in the world propelled by a Compound Steam Engine was the REINDEER built for service on the Saint John River. Both the vessel and engine were designed by Benjamin Tibbits,...

                    Lynching in Duluth

                    Submitted by @LarsonForDuluth

                    Submitted by @LarsonForDuluth

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                    Bolen Cemetery in Shenandoah National Park

                    Submitted by DoubleDag

                    Submitted by DoubleDag

                      Hogsback

                      НOGBACKS Interstate 25 cuts through dip- ping strata that form hogback ridges between the Great Plains and the south end of the Rocky Mountains. The Santa Fe Trail from here to Santa Fe, followed...

                      НOGBACKS Interstate 25 cuts through dip- ping strata that form hogback ridges between the Great Plains and the south end of the Rocky Mountains. The Santa Fe Trail from here to Santa Fe,...

                        El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles

                        This plaque marks the boundary of the original northeast corner of El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles, founded on September 4, 1781, and established by survey in 1849. Submitted by cjosephjordan

                        This plaque marks the boundary of the original northeast corner of El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles, founded on September 4, 1781, and established by survey in 1849. Submitted by cjosephjordan

                          The Joan of Arc Jarden

                          Submitted by @kmbmarshall

                          Submitted by @kmbmarshall

                            The Ritz Hotel, London

                            Submitted by @benjiw

                            Submitted by @benjiw

                              In Memory of Michael O. D. Brown

                              Submitted by @brian_warth

                              Submitted by @brian_warth