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

J. Frank Devendorf

J. FRANK DEVENDORF 1856 - 1934 PIONEER-BUILDER-FRIEND  REMEMBERED AS "FATHER" OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA FOUNDED 1900  "CREATION IS A COMBINATION OF VISION AND WILL - VISION GIVES THE PLAN, BUT WILL IS...

J. FRANK DEVENDORF 1856 - 1934 PIONEER-BUILDER- FRIEND  REMEMBERED AS "FATHER" OF CARMEL-BY-THE- SEA FOUNDED 1900  "CREATION IS A COMBINATION OF VISION AND WILL - VISION GIVES THE PLAN, BUT WILL...

  • carmel
  • california
  • edwina
  • devendorf

Depoe Bay Bridge

DEPOE BAY BRIDGE  BUILT UNDER CO-OPERATIVE AGREEMENT BY THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION OREGON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION  KUCKENBERG - WITTMAN CONTRACTORS - 1926  ODOM CONSTRUCTION...

DEPOE BAY BRIDGE  BUILT UNDER CO-OPERATIVE AGREEMENT BY THE UNITED STATES PUBLIC ROADS ADMINISTRATION OREGON STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION  KUCKENBERG - WITTMAN CONTRACTORS - 1926  ODOM CONSTRUCTION...

  • depoe bay
  • bridge

Erie Canal

Erie Canal THE HISTORIC 60 FOOT WIDE RIGHT-OF-WAY THAT BECAME THE ERIE CANAL IN 1825 ESTABLISHED N.Y.S. AS THE ROUTE TO THE WEST FOR AN EXPANDING NATION.  THIS CORRIDOR OF COMMERCE AND CULTURE,...

Erie Canal THE HISTORIC 60 FOOT WIDE RIGHT-OF-WAY THAT BECAME THE ERIE CANAL IN 1825 ESTABLISHED N.Y.S. AS THE ROUTE TO THE WEST FOR AN EXPANDING NATION.  THIS CORRIDOR OF COMMERCE AND...

    Manufacturing History at the Corner of Norris & Forest

    Manufacturing History at the Corner of Norris & Forest   Manufacturing here spanned most of the 20th Century, reflecting the changing economy of Ypsilanti and in America.  In 1907 the Ypsilanti...

    Manufacturing History at the Corner of Norris & Forest   Manufacturing here spanned most of the 20th Century, reflecting the changing economy of Ypsilanti and in America.  In 1907 the...

      Ada B. Thomas

      LADY OF THE LAKE ADA B. THOMAS 1913-2010 INSPIRING FRIEND TO ALL, ATHLETE AND BLUES WOMAN. "HANG TUFF! GOD IS GOOD!" Submitted by Darren Platt.

      LADY OF THE LAKE ADA B. THOMAS 1913-2010 INSPIRING FRIEND TO ALL, ATHLETE AND BLUES WOMAN. "HANG TUFF! GOD IS GOOD!" Submitted by Darren Platt.

      • san francisco
      • california
      • bay area
      • blues

      John Rinks, Jr.

      In Memory of John Rinks, Jr. "Jack" For his Community Service Placed by the  Linn Co. Pioneer Assn June 2006

      In Memory of John Rinks, Jr. "Jack" For his Community Service Placed by the  Linn Co. Pioneer Assn June 2006

      • brownsville
      • oregon
      • community service
      • pioneer

      Saint Teresa of Avila, "The Birds"

      Submitted by Jon Jenkins

      Submitted by Jon Jenkins

        Josiah T. Settle1850-1915

        After a noted legal and legislative career in Mississippi, Settle came to Memphis in 1885. During the late 1880's he served as Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Court of Shelby County, an...

        After a noted legal and legislative career in Mississippi, Settle came to Memphis in 1885. During the late 1880's he served as Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Court of Shelby County, an...

        • shelby county
        • tennessee

        Al Attles

          THESE PLATFORMS ARE DEDICATED TO ALL WHO PULL

          THE WEST COAST TUG-O-WAR ASSOCIATION WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR PROVIDING THE MATERIALS, LABOR AND SPACE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE PULLING PLATFORMS CITY OF BROWNSVILLE CARLSON...

          THE WEST COAST TUG-O-WAR ASSOCIATION WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR PROVIDING THE MATERIALS, LABOR AND SPACE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE PULLING PLATFORMS CITY OF...

          • brownsville
          • oregon
          • tug-o-war
          • pull

          Depoe Bay Wayside

          • depoe bay
          • oregon

          Second Congregational Church

          Founded by the American Missionary Association in 1868, Second Congregational Church was originally at 239 Orleans. It was a chapel for LeMoyne Normal Institute. The present church, designed and...

          Founded by the American Missionary Association in 1868, Second Congregational Church was originally at 239 Orleans. It was a chapel for LeMoyne Normal Institute. The present church, designed and...

          • shelby county
          • tennessee

          Vada Pinson

          • oakland
          • cardinals
          • 286
          • coliseum

          Kanrin Maru

          1860  2010 COMMEMORATION The 150th Anniversary of the First Japanese Vessel to San Francisco 150 YEARS

          1860  2010 COMMEMORATION The 150th Anniversary of the First Japanese Vessel to San Francisco 150 YEARS

          • 1860
          • san francisco
          • embarcadero
          • japan

          Paragon Station

          Opened in 1848, and substantially enlarged to a design by William Bell in 1904,  PARAGON STATION  was the principal Hull passenger station of the North Eastern Railway which, with its dock,...

          Opened in 1848, and substantially enlarged to a design by William Bell in 1904,  PARAGON STATION  was the principal Hull passenger station of the North Eastern Railway which, with its...

          • paragon
          • hull
          • station
          • railway

          In Honor of Gail Turner 1944 - 2016

          Cycling and Pedestrian Improvements in Honor of Gail Turner 1944 - 2016 Submitted by @jqmcd

          Cycling and Pedestrian Improvements in Honor of Gail Turner 1944 - 2016 Submitted by @jqmcd

          • pleasanton
          • bicycling

          Summer White House That Was Never Built

          PLAQUE:In 1911, John Brisbane Walker, owner of the property that is now Mount Falcon Park, promoted the idea of a Summer White House. The cornerstone of Colorado yule marble was laid on July 4,...

          PLAQUE:In 1911, John Brisbane Walker, owner of the property that is now Mount Falcon Park, promoted the idea of a Summer White House. The cornerstone of Colorado yule marble was laid on July 4,...

          • mt. falcon park
          • colorado
          • denver
          • golden

          Three Islands in the Mississippi

          The Mississippi River's many islands are well known to navigators, and the roles of several as accessible and safe havens for villages, camps, and forts have made them significant in Minnesota's...

          The Mississippi River's many islands are well known to navigators, and the roles of several as accessible and safe havens for villages, camps, and forts have made them significant in Minnesota's...

          • pike island
          • mississippi river
          • fort snelling

          Whiskey Hill

          Upper Plaque:   Whiskey Hill 1861     1877 A tiny village where violence, hangings, drinking, and bull and bear fights were part of daily life. Located on the old Santa Cruz Road, which crossed a...

          Upper Plaque:   Whiskey Hill 1861     1877 A tiny village where violence, hangings, drinking, and bull and bear fights were part of daily life. Located on the old Santa Cruz Road, which crossed a...

          • saloon
          • ecv

          Catalan Forge Furnace- 1881

          Catalan Forge Furnace - 1881 Standish (Williamstown) Made Brick-Like Blooms From One of Saranac River Mines 1886 - Replaced By Blast Furnace & Ore From Lyon Mt. (Standish, New York, Photo Alan R Reno)

          Catalan Forge Furnace - 1881 Standish (Williamstown) Made Brick-Like Blooms From One of Saranac River Mines 1886 - Replaced By Blast Furnace & Ore From Lyon Mt. (Standish, New York, Photo Alan R Reno)

          • alan reno
          • furnace
          • lyon mtn
          • saranac
          • mines
          • forge
          • standish