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

Rafael Theatre

Submitted by @jqmcd

Submitted by @jqmcd

    Whaler's Court

    Submitted by @GaelFC WHALER'S COURT THE LAST COMMERCIAL WHALING COMPANY IN THE UNITED STATES HAD TS WINTER HOME ON BELLEVUE'S MEYDENBAUER BAY UNTIL 1942. FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER THE SEVEN BOAT...

    Submitted by @GaelFC WHALER'S COURT THE LAST COMMERCIAL WHALING COMPANY IN THE UNITED STATES HAD TS WINTER HOME ON BELLEVUE'S MEYDENBAUER BAY UNTIL 1942. FROM APRIL TO OCTOBER THE SEVEN...

      Harrodsville

      Submitted by @DreadTower

      Submitted by @DreadTower

        Central Park, Gonzales CA

        Submitted by @jqmcd

        Submitted by @jqmcd

          SITE OF SKEELS HOTEL

          SITE OF SKEELS HOTEL 1925 - 1995 ON THIS SITE STOOD THE SKEELS HOTEL, WHICH WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY HARRY AND CYNTHIA SKEELS AS A HOTEL AND RESTAURANT FROM 1925 TO 1948. THE ORIGINAL BUILDING...

          SITE OF SKEELS HOTEL 1925 - 1995 ON THIS SITE STOOD THE SKEELS HOTEL, WHICH WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY HARRY AND CYNTHIA SKEELS AS A HOTEL AND RESTAURANT FROM 1925 TO 1948. THE ORIGINAL BUILDING...

            Sister City Program, Livermore

            Submitted by @jqmcd

            Submitted by @jqmcd

              Conception Memorial

                Robert L. Howard Memorial

                Robert L. Howard Memorial This Howard replica clock (c. 1900), was Installed in the fll of 1995 as a memorial for Robert L. Howard - owner of Livermore Cyclery and member of Livermore Main Street,...

                Robert L. Howard Memorial This Howard replica clock (c. 1900), was Installed in the fll of 1995 as a memorial for Robert L. Howard - owner of Livermore Cyclery and member of Livermore Main Street,...

                  Oakshade Town Center

                    The History of a City Block

                    THE HISTORY OF A CITY BLOCK THIS SITE HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN SAN FRANCISCO'S PERFORMING ARTS HISTORY 1850-1868 THE (COL TOM) HAYES HOME AND GARDENS 1868-1872 HAYES PARK AND PAVILION...

                    THE HISTORY OF A CITY BLOCK THIS SITE HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN SAN FRANCISCO'S PERFORMING ARTS HISTORY 1850-1868 THE (COL TOM) HAYES HOME AND GARDENS 1868-1872 HAYES PARK AND...

                      Home Stretch

                        FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH BUILDING

                          Victoria Hughes

                          Victoria Hughes 1897-1978 Who befriended and cared for prostitutes when she worked here as a lavatory attendant from 1929 to 1963 Submitted by @yokelbear

                          Victoria Hughes 1897-1978 Who befriended and cared for prostitutes when she worked here as a lavatory attendant from 1929 to 1963 Submitted by @yokelbear

                            Peak District National Park Footpath to Open Country

                            PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK FOOTPATH TO OPEN COUNTRY PLEASE KEEP TO THE PATH UNTIL SIGN IS REACHED MARKING BOUNDARY OF OPEN COUNTRY PEAK PARK PLANNING BOARD D. G. GILMAN, ALDERN HOUSE, BAKEWELL,...

                            PEAK DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK FOOTPATH TO OPEN COUNTRY PLEASE KEEP TO THE PATH UNTIL SIGN IS REACHED MARKING BOUNDARY OF OPEN COUNTRY PEAK PARK PLANNING BOARD D. G. GILMAN, ALDERN HOUSE, BAKEWELL,...

                              Drs Ian and Sheree Ahwah and Family

                                Earle Brown and the Brooklyn Farm

                                Submitted by @gkatz

                                Submitted by @gkatz

                                  The KIng's Daughter's Hospital

                                  Organized by ten dedicated women in 1892 and chartered nationally as The King's Daughters and Sons Circle No. 2 in 1894, it has served the Delta from this site since 1905. The present...

                                  Organized by ten dedicated women in 1892 and chartered nationally as The King's Daughters and Sons Circle No. 2 in 1894, it has served the Delta from this site since 1905. The...

                                  • mississippi
                                  • hospital
                                  • nursing school
                                  • washington county

                                  Sharkey County Courthouse

                                  Sharkey County, formed in 1876, was named for Mississippi Gov. William L. Sharkey, who served in 1865. Designed by architect William Sharkey Hull, this three- story courthouse was built in 1902...

                                  Sharkey County, formed in 1876, was named for Mississippi Gov. William L. Sharkey, who served in 1865. Designed by architect William Sharkey Hull, this three- story courthouse was built in 1902...

                                  • mississippi
                                  • courthouse
                                  • sharkey county

                                  Waltersville

                                  First known Dayton's Cowpen, Waltersville is one of Warren County's oldest settlements. In 1798, a copy of "The Galley Slave,” the first printing in the Mississippi Territory, was printed in this...

                                  First known Dayton's Cowpen, Waltersville is one of Warren County's oldest settlements. In 1798, a copy of "The Galley Slave,” the first printing in the Mississippi Territory, was printed in...

                                  • mississippi
                                  • settlement
                                  • warren county

                                  Kings School

                                  In 1920-21, the Sandy Bottom School (the original name for Kings School) was built with funding assistance from the Rosenwald Foundation, a philanthropic organization dedicated to building schools...

                                  In 1920-21, the Sandy Bottom School (the original name for Kings School) was built with funding assistance from the Rosenwald Foundation, a philanthropic organization dedicated to building schools...

                                  • mississippi
                                  • african-american
                                  • education
                                  • rosenwald school