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

British Carronade

This British Carronade Was Captured During The Repulse At Sandy Bay Of A Landing Party From His Majesty’s Ship Frigate “Nymphe” In The Early Morning Of September 9, 1814 Rockport, MA...

    Food and Agriculture Organization

    Submitted by @kmbmarshall

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    Congregation Emanu- El

    Submitted by @JesseRoberts0n

      The Belltown Pan

      ON THIS SITE, FROM 1978 TO 1982 THE BELLTOWN CAFE SERVED THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS A CULTURAL HEARTH AND HOME TO A GROUNDHOG DAY ROOT PIE TRADITION. THE CAFE PROPRIETORS OFTEN TRADED FOOD FOR ART...

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      CHEROKEE INDIAN MEMORIAL

      CHEROKEE INDIAN MEMORIAL ERECTED IN HONOR OF THE CHEROKEE NATION BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERN- MENT IN 1931 ON THE SITE OF NEW ECHOTA, LAST CAPITAL OF THE CHEROKEE INDIANS EAST OF THE...

        Lee Martinez Park

        LEE MARTINEZ PARK "YO SE QUIEN SOY"- "I KNOW WHO I AM" "TENGAN CARIDAD"– "HAVE CHARITY" DEDICATED JULY 20, 1985 Submitted by @PraliteMonks.

          1935 SERA

            Clubhouse Measure A

              King Street East Plaques, Toronto

              Submitted by @jthomascurry

                I Have Been to the Mountaintop Memorial

                Dedicated April 4, 1977 Sculptor Richard Hunt The Monumental Movement For The People Of Memphis A Tribute To The Memory Of The Late, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Born January 15, 1929 Died April 4,...

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                FDR Memorial

                Added by John McDonald THE TEST OF OUR PROGRESS IS NOT WHETHER WE ADD MORE TO THE ABUNDANCE OF THOSE WHO HAVE MUCH; IT IS WHETHER WE PROVIDE ENOUGH FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TOO LITTLE.

                  Sunsweep

                  An art installation called SunSweeep which is installed over three locations where the US-Canada border melds: Campobello Island, NB; Lake-of-the- Woods, MN & Pt. Roberts, WA. Submitted by @srcurran

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                  Bogalusa to Baton Rouge March

                  Despite the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the struggle for equality continued. On August 10, 1967, Bogalusa civil rights activist A.Z. Young, with Robert "Bob" Hicks and Gayle Jenkins, led...

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                  • baton rouge
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                  • civil rights

                  Wenatchee Civil War Cannon

                  Submitted by @Ritterton.

                    Wenatchee Civil War Cannon Enhancement

                    Submitted by @Ritterton.