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

Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly Playground

DR. GERTRUDE B. KELLY PLAYGROUND .52 ACRE   Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly (1862-1934), a pioneer surgeon and philanthropist, was born in Ireland and emigrated to the United States in 1873. She studied at...

DR. GERTRUDE B. KELLY PLAYGROUND .52 ACRE   Dr. Gertrude B. Kelly (1862-1934), a pioneer surgeon and philanthropist, was born in Ireland and emigrated to the United States in 1873. She studied at...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • hell's kitchen
  • gertrude kelly
  • 1862
  • 1934
  • 1873
  • 1853
  • 1933
  • 1934
  • 1966
  • 1975
  • 1984
  • 1998
  • 1999

Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton / St. Peter's Free School / Pierre Toussaint

IN MEMORY OF   ELIZABETH ANN BAYLEY SETON BORN NEW YORK CITY AUG. 28, 1774 DIED EMMITSBURG, MD, JAN. 4, 1821 MADE PROFESSION OF FAITH AND RECEIVED FOR THE FIRST TIME THE SACRAMENTS OF THE CATHOLIC...

IN MEMORY OF   ELIZABETH ANN BAYLEY SETON BORN NEW YORK CITY AUG. 28, 1774 DIED EMMITSBURG, MD, JAN. 4, 1821 MADE PROFESSION OF FAITH AND RECEIVED FOR THE FIRST TIME THE SACRAMENTS OF THE...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • downtown manhattan
  • church
  • elizabeth seton
  • pierre touassaint
  • 1805
  • 1806
  • 1931
  • 1975
  • 1800
  • 2000

Market Hall and Sheds

MARKET HALL AND SHEDS   HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A   NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK   THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   1975  ...

MARKET HALL AND SHEDS   HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A   NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK   THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   1975  ...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • national par...
  • 1975

Bicentennial Moon Tree

BICENTENNIAL MOON TREE   SYCAMORE PLANTED MAY 6, 1975 FROM SEED CARRIED TO THE MOON BY ASTRONAUT STUART A. ROOSA ON APOLLO XIV FEBRUARY 1971   NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMINISTRATION   FOREST...

BICENTENNIAL MOON TREE   SYCAMORE PLANTED MAY 6, 1975 FROM SEED CARRIED TO THE MOON BY ASTRONAUT STUART A. ROOSA ON APOLLO XIV FEBRUARY 1971   NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMINISTRATION   FOREST...

  • pennsylvania
  • philadelphia
  • historic district
  • washington square
  • moon tree
  • sycamore
  • 1975
  • 1971

City Tavern

Built 1773,Demolished 1854.Rebuilt in 1975 by the National Park ServiceSubmitted by @lampbane

Built 1773,Demolished 1854.Rebuilt in 1975 by the National Park ServiceSubmitted by @lampbane

  • pennsylvania
  • philadelphia
  • revolutionary war
  • 1773
  • 1854
  • 1975

Roosevelt Island and the Blackwell House

ROOSEVELT ISLAND AND THE BLACKWELL HOUSE   1639 CABINS OF THE FIRST DUTCH SETTLERS 1668 HOME OF SHERIFF JOHN MANNING FIRST BRITISH RESIDENT 1676 INHERITED BY MARY MANNINGHAM WHO MARRIED ROBERT...

ROOSEVELT ISLAND AND THE BLACKWELL HOUSE   1639 CABINS OF THE FIRST DUTCH SETTLERS 1668 HOME OF SHERIFF JOHN MANNING FIRST BRITISH RESIDENT 1676 INHERITED BY MARY MANNINGHAM WHO MARRIED...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • roosevelt island
  • blackwell house
  • robert blackwell
  • peter cooper
  • 1639
  • 1668
  • 1676
  • 1796
  • 1828
  • 1829
  • 1955
  • 1975
  • 1981

Pheena the Fin Whale

  • lhs
  • lawrence hal...
  • larry foster
  • whale
  • 1975
  • 2016
  • 2017

De Lamar Mansion

DE LAMAR MANSION 233 MADISON AVENUE THIS IMPRESSIVE MURRAY HILL MANSION WAS BUILT FOR JOSEPH RAPHAEL DE LAMAR IN 1902-05. BORN IN AMSTERDAM, DE LAMAR IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES IN THE LATE...

DE LAMAR MANSION 233 MADISON AVENUE THIS IMPRESSIVE MURRAY HILL MANSION WAS BUILT FOR JOSEPH RAPHAEL DE LAMAR IN 1902-05. BORN IN AMSTERDAM, DE LAMAR IMMIGRATED TO THE UNITED STATES IN THE LATE...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • landmark
  • joseph de lamar
  • 1918
  • 1973
  • 1975
  • 2019

Home of Elizabeth Ann Seton

THIS CHAPEL IS BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE HOME OF ELIZABETH ANN SETON. HER DAUGHTER, REBECCA WAS BORN HERE, THE SETONS LIVED HERE FROM 1801-1803 MRS. SETON, WIFE, MOTHER, EDUCATOR AND FOUNDRESS OF...

THIS CHAPEL IS BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE HOME OF ELIZABETH ANN SETON. HER DAUGHTER, REBECCA WAS BORN HERE, THE SETONS LIVED HERE FROM 1801-1803 MRS. SETON, WIFE, MOTHER, EDUCATOR AND FOUNDRESS OF...

  • manhattan
  • downtown manhattan
  • state street
  • elizabeth ann seton
  • 1801
  • 1975
  • 1977

The Cyclone

THE CYCLONE 1.17 ACRES This parkland, located on Surf Avenue and 10th Street, is named for the Cyclone roller coaster, one of Coney Island's most famous attractions. Covering 2,640 feet of track...

THE CYCLONE 1.17 ACRES This parkland, located on Surf Avenue and 10th Street, is named for the Cyclone roller coaster, one of Coney Island's most famous attractions. Covering 2,640 feet of...

  • brooklyn
  • coney island
  • the cyclone
  • roller coaster
  • 1927
  • 1975
  • 1978
  • 1991
  • 2008
  • 2010