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

Ray Grelecki

  • davis
  • lacrosse

Orchard Lane

    Panoramic Hill

      Birthplace of Norman Rockwell

      Birthplace of American illustrator Norman Rockwell1894 - 1977

      Birthplace of American illustrator Norman Rockwell1894 - 1977

      • birthplace

      Meta V. W. Fuller

      Photo Credit: Nick-philly, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

      Photo Credit: Nick-philly, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

        George Freeth First Surfer in the United States

        Submitted by @JonathanBourne.

        Submitted by @JonathanBourne.

          The Liberation of Jane Johnson

          THE LIBERATION OF JANE JOHNSON In 1855, an enslaved woman and her two sons found freedom, aided by abolitionists William Still, Passmore Williamson, and other Underground Railroad activists. They...

          THE LIBERATION OF JANE JOHNSON In 1855, an enslaved woman and her two sons found freedom, aided by abolitionists William Still, Passmore Williamson, and other Underground Railroad activists. They...

            Cal's Student Athletes Pursuing Excellence

              Twilight

              Submitted by @Ritterton.

              Submitted by @Ritterton.

                From Heavy Industry to Prized Public Space: Columbia View Park

                Submitted by @Ritterton.

                Submitted by @Ritterton.

                  St Helens Centennial Flag and Fountain

                  Submitted by @Ritterton.

                  Submitted by @Ritterton.

                  • time capsule

                  Seaman

                  Submitted by @Ritterton.

                  Submitted by @Ritterton.

                  • lewis and clark
                  • pittsburgh

                  Site of the First Detailed Observations of the Golden Gate

                    Black Panther Party

                    BLACK PANTHER PARTY After several students from Santa Fe Elementary School nearby were killed at this busy intersection, the demand for a traffic signal by the Anti-Poverty Center and the Black...

                    BLACK PANTHER PARTY After several students from Santa Fe Elementary School nearby were killed at this busy intersection, the demand for a traffic signal by the Anti-Poverty Center and the...

                      Railroad River Crossing

                      Railroad River CrossingRailroads were vital to early residents for receiving goods and moving local produce to market. The first train into Portland arrived in November 1869. In 1881, in addition...

                      Railroad River CrossingRailroads were vital to early residents for receiving goods and moving local produce to market. The first train into Portland arrived in November 1869. In 1881, in addition...

                        Casa de Oracion

                        Submitted by @jqmcd.

                        Submitted by @jqmcd.

                          The Honorable Harold Washington, Chicago's First Black Mayor

                            The Base of the Statue Contains Steel from the U.S.S. Arizona

                              The Humpback Whale

                                (Former) South Side Trust and Savings Bank

                                Chicago Landmark (Former) South Side Trust and Savings Bank Albert A. Schwartz, architect 1922 With Its giant two-story corner columns, the South Side Trust and Savings Bank is an excellent...

                                Chicago Landmark (Former) South Side Trust and Savings Bank Albert A. Schwartz, architect 1922 With Its giant two-story corner columns, the South Side Trust and Savings Bank is an...