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

Chinese Massacre Cove

Chinese Massacre Cove  Site of the 1887 massacre of as many as 34 Chinese gold miners. No one was held accountable.  

Chinese Massacre Cove  Site of the 1887 massacre of as many as 34 Chinese gold miners. No one was held accountable.

  • oregon
  • hells canyon
  • snake river

Wall and Limits

The plaque reads: LIMIT OF THE MEXICAN REPUBLIC. THE DESTRUCTION OR DISLOCATION OF THE MONUMENT IS A FELONY PUNISHED BY MEXICO OR THE US. I remember when I read the plaque tears came running down...

The plaque reads: LIMIT OF THE MEXICAN REPUBLIC. THE DESTRUCTION OR DISLOCATION OF THE MONUMENT IS A FELONY PUNISHED BY MEXICO OR THE US. I remember when I read the plaque tears came running down...

  • border
  • mexico
  • tourist
  • wall
  • immigrants
  • nation
  • mexicans
  • migrants

Ffrwd Methodist Church

Submitted by @benjiw

Submitted by @benjiw

  • ffrwd
  • wales
  • methodist church

Gateway to a Community and a Park

Jasper Historic Rail Station.Submitted by @robertdall

Jasper Historic Rail Station.Submitted by @robertdall

  • jasper
  • alberta
  • locomotive
  • train
  • gateway
  • community

Jasper Raven Totem Pole

Submitted by @robertdall

Submitted by @robertdall

    Jasper's Raven Totem Pole, 1915-2009

    Submitted by @robertdall

    Submitted by @robertdall

    • jasper
    • alberta
    • totem pole
    • haida gwaii

    Steam Locomotive 6015

    Steam Locomotive 6015 Mountain Type Class U-1-A  Built in 1923 by Canadian Locomotive Company, Kingston, Ontario Submitted by @robertdall

    Steam Locomotive 6015 Mountain Type Class U-1-A  Built in 1923 by Canadian Locomotive Company, Kingston, Ontario Submitted by @robertdall

    • jasper
    • alberta
    • locomotive
    • train
    • coal
    • 1973
    • 1923

    Michael J. Smith

    This is the plaque that started Read The Plaque. Hear Roman Mars and John Marr discuss it on this episode of 99% Invisible (starts at 9:51) or just the Read the Plaque clip here: .  Michael J....

    This is the plaque that started Read The Plaque. Hear Roman Mars and John Marr discuss it on this episode of 99% Invisible (starts at 9:51) or just the Read the Plaque clip here: .  Michael J....

    • marr
    • oregon
    • origin story
    • smith
    • cystic fibrosis
    • portland sta...

    Barry A. Lucas

    In Honor of Barry A. Lucas SPC US ARMY November 27, 1947 - November 13, 2016  Burgerville General Manager and Sr. Director of Facility Maintenance 2000-2012, instrumental in securing the site for...

    In Honor of Barry A. Lucas SPC US ARMY November 27, 1947 - November 13, 2016  Burgerville General Manager and Sr. Director of Facility Maintenance 2000-2012, instrumental in securing the site...

      Jimmie Rogers

      JIMMIE RODGERS 1897 - 1933  "Singing Brakeman" lived in Asheville, 1927. Began his country music career with radio broadcasts on WWNC, then 50 yds W.   Submitted by Linda Nutman

      JIMMIE RODGERS 1897 - 1933  "Singing Brakeman" lived in Asheville, 1927. Began his country music career with radio broadcasts on WWNC, then 50 yds W.   Submitted by Linda Nutman

      • asheville
      • tennessee
      • country music
      • singing brakeman

      Christensen Alley

      CHRISTENSEN ALLEY Named for the family that founded the Penn Oil and Supply Company in 1903, the first independent Firestone and Union Oil dealership on the West coast, in the early 1930s, G. C....

      CHRISTENSEN ALLEY Named for the family that founded the Penn Oil and Supply Company in 1903, the first independent Firestone and Union Oil dealership on the West coast, in the early 1930s, G. C....

      • pasadena
      • penn oil and supply

      New Iceland

      This plaque is written in three languages: English, French, and Icelandic. The following is the transcription of the English: NEW ICELAND New Iceland represents a distinctive episode in the early...

      This plaque is written in three languages: English, French, and Icelandic. The following is the transcription of the English: NEW ICELAND New Iceland represents a distinctive episode in the early...

      • manitoba
      • new iceland
      • 1875
      • winnipeg

      Camino de Sueños

      Camino de Sueños Road of Dreams Greg E. Reiche, 2005 This monumental sculpture is one of the Cultural Corridors public art projects along El Camino Real National Scenic Byway. It was funded...

      Camino de Sueños Road of Dreams Greg E. Reiche, 2005 This monumental sculpture is one of the Cultural Corridors public art projects along El Camino Real National Scenic Byway. It was...

      • art
      • sculpture

      La Mesilla

      ***OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER*** La Mesilla The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War, establishing Mesilla as a Mexican holding. Cura Ramon Ortiz settled families...

      ***OFFICIAL SCENIC HISTORIC MARKER*** La Mesilla The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War, establishing Mesilla as a Mexican holding. Cura Ramon Ortiz settled...

      • history
      • mexican-american war
      • treaty of gu...
      • gadsden purchase

      Penguin Paperbacks

      Here fifty years ago ALLEN LANE published his first paperbacks thereby changing reading habits throughout the English-speaking world 30 July 1985 Submitted by @KinokuniyaAust

      Here fifty years ago ALLEN LANE published his first paperbacks thereby changing reading habits throughout the English-speaking world 30 July 1985 Submitted by @KinokuniyaAust

        Lindenwood Christian Church

        This congregation began meeting in the home of Simon Bradford at Front and Talbot in 1837. Encouraged by visits from Alexander Campbell, one of the founders of the Christian Church (Disciples of...

        This congregation began meeting in the home of Simon Bradford at Front and Talbot in 1837. Encouraged by visits from Alexander Campbell, one of the founders of the Christian Church (Disciples of...

        • shelby county
        • tennessee

        First Court HouseFirst Newspaper

        Shelby County's first court house, a $50 cabin, was built here in 1820. The court moved to Raleigh, and the cabin then housed the first newspaper, the Memphis Advocate, which began January 18,...

        Shelby County's first court house, a $50 cabin, was built here in 1820. The court moved to Raleigh, and the cabin then housed the first newspaper, the Memphis Advocate, which began January 18,...

        • shelby county
        • tennessee

        Bayley - Hazen Military Road 1776 - 1779

        Bayley - Hazen Military Road 1776 - 1779Began Just North at Wells River Conceived, planned, laid out & financed by Newbury founder, Gen. Jacob Bayley 1726–1815, who on Nov. 24, 1775, presented his...

        Bayley - Hazen Military Road 1776 - 1779Began Just North at Wells River Conceived, planned, laid out & financed by Newbury founder, Gen. Jacob Bayley 1726–1815, who on Nov. 24, 1775, presented...

        • newbury
        • vermont
        • 1776
        • military road
        • george washington

        Nepalese Peace Pagoda

        Plaque reads: 'Expo 88 Nepalese Peace Pagoda Built by craftsmen of Kathmandu valley Nepal For Expo 88 Brisbane A creation of peace, lover fertility and harmony. The pagoda was purchased with the...

        Plaque reads: 'Expo 88 Nepalese Peace Pagoda Built by craftsmen of Kathmandu valley Nepal For Expo 88 Brisbane A creation of peace, lover fertility and harmony. The pagoda was purchased with the...

        • nepal
        • australia
        • brisbane
        • expo

        In Memory of Jerry Doiron

        In memory of Jerry Doiron 1959 - 2014 and this inspiring passion for the arts Shaw Planning Director from 1996 to 2013 Submitted by Gilda Spitz

        In memory of Jerry Doiron 1959 - 2014 and this inspiring passion for the arts Shaw Planning Director from 1996 to 2013 Submitted by Gilda Spitz

        • theater
        • ontario
        • niagra-on-the-lake
        • shaw festival