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

Oakland Zoo: In Honor of Sidney A. Snow

In honor of Sidney A. Snow who personally procured the land for Oakland Zoo and founded the Alameda County Zoological Society, now the East Bay Zoological Society. He served as Director of Oakland...

  • oakland
  • zoo
  • snow
  • 1936

The First Computer in Boise City

The first computer in Boise City was installed in this building in July, 1957. The computer was a Remington-Rand UNIVAC 120, owned by the Idaho Highway Department, who occupied this building until...

  • idaho
  • highway department
  • univac
  • 438 digits
  • computers
  • boise city

Stanford Avenue Park

THE CITY OF EMERYVILLE STANFORD AVENUE PARK COMPLETED 1992 EMERYVILLE CITY COUNCIL  Ken Bukowski Nor Davis Walter E. Fertig Gregory L. Harper Robert L. Savage  SPECIAL APPRECIATION TO TOM FOX,...

  • emeryville
  • park
  • stanford

Alesund Kommune Har I 2014 - 2015 Rehabilitert FJellstuetrappene

Submitted by Erin Wilson.

    Undredal Kyrkje Bygd Som Stavkyrkje 1147

    Submitted by Erin Wilson.

    • 1147

    Miles Morgan

    Miles Morgan An Early Settler of Springfield Died 1699 Aged 84 Erected in 1882 by one of his descendants of the fifth generation

    • miles morgan
    • springfield
    • ma
    • 1699
    • settler

    Edwin Land and Instant Photography

    Submitted by @nathanbroon

    • polaroid
    • land
    • photgraphy
    • instant
    • 1972

    Rev Nicholas Callan, Inventor of the Induction Coil

    Submitted by @hynesalan

    • callan
    • ireland
    • kildare
    • induction coil

    Trimble Homesite, Blake Island

    TRIMBLE HOMESITE  Building the Trimble home required much preparation. Log cabins were built for the construction crew, a water and sewer system were installed. A 350 foot wharf was constructed to...

    • blake island
    • homesite
    • washington
    • 1929
    • puget sound

    This Tree is Dedicated to the Memory of Robert "Shaggy" McCormick

    This tree is dedicated to memory of Robert "shaggy" McCormick by his friends The Posse. Rob graduated in 2001 from the Computer Engineering program at the University of ottawa, where he met many...

    • tree
    • memorial
    • university
    • ottawa
    • student
    • death