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

Mojave Road

From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

    CHL# 156 Los Angeles Plaza (Olvera Street)

    From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

      Long Sands Historic Marker

      From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by InAweofGod'sCreation, full page.License is Attribution License

        Blue Star Memorial Highway

        A tribute to the Armed Forces that have defended the United States of America Sponsored by Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. Memphis and Shelby County Council of Garden Clubs...

        • shelby county
        • tennessee
        • blue star

        Modern Movie Making In Memphis

        On this South Main Street corner in 1988 the modern wave of Memphis movie making was born, in great measure through the efforts of the Memphis & Shelby County Film Commissioner Linn Sitler...

        • shelby county
        • tennessee

        Water Wheel

        WATER WHEEL  TAKEN FROM A GRIST MILL BUILT IN OLD TOWN OF OAKLAND BY DR. DORREY[?] S. BAKER[?] IN 1861. IT TURNED THE GRINDING STONE THAT GROUND THE GRAIN TO MEAL AND FLOUR SHIPPED BY BOAT...

        • in the olden days
        • shipped by b...
        • grist

        Face-off

        U.S. Marshal Orville Webster and Memphis police detective Will Smiddy, who was a bootlegger, shot each other outside Smiddy's saloon in a face-off during the early days of Prohibition....

        • shelby county
        • tennessee

        Plaza Substation

        From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by tkksummers, full page.License is Attribution- ShareAlike License

          Justus H. Schwab

          Justus H. Schwab, 1847 - 1900An extraordinary figure in the socialist and anarchist movements of the late 19th century, German-born Justus H. Schwab lived with his family and operated a saloon at...

          • justus h. schwab
          • east first street
          • east village
          • lower east side
          • emma goldman
          • ambrose bierce
          • samuel gompers
          • labor activi...
          • social and p...

          Robie Street Reservoir

          National Historic Civil Engineering Site Robie Street Reservoir The 48 m diameter x 7.5 m deep concrete reservoir was originally build in 1913. It was one of the few structures in the area...

          • halifax
          • nova scotia
          • halifax explosion
          • civil engineering
          • water reservoir
          • construction
          • dome