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

Cornwallis

First led his army into North Carolina near here, Sept. 1780. After Battle of Kings Mountain, Oct. 7, he returned to S.C.   Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program and Flickr...

First led his army into North Carolina near here, Sept. 1780. After Battle of Kings Mountain, Oct. 7, he returned to S.C.   Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program and...

    Brownsville Veterans

      Croswell House / Governor Charles M. Croswell

      Charles Croswell helped his guardian and uncle, Daniel Hicks, build this Greek Revival house. He and his first wife, Lucy Eddy, bought the 1840s building from his uncle’s estate in 1853. The house...

      Charles Croswell helped his guardian and uncle, Daniel Hicks, build this Greek Revival house. He and his first wife, Lucy Eddy, bought the 1840s building from his uncle’s estate in 1853. The house...

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      Site of the First Yolo County Public Library Branch

      SITE OF THE FIRST YOLO COUNTY  PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCH  CONTRIBUTIONS BY CITIZENS FINANCED THE LOT  PURCHASE AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FOR THE DAVIS  LIBRARY, WHICH SERVED DAVIS AT THIS LOCATION ...

      SITE OF THE FIRST YOLO COUNTY  PUBLIC LIBRARY BRANCH  CONTRIBUTIONS BY CITIZENS FINANCED THE LOT  PURCHASE AND BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FOR THE DAVIS  LIBRARY, WHICH SERVED DAVIS AT THIS LOCATION ...

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          F.D. Chase Building

          F. D. Chase Building   William Wharff, Architect, 1909 Renovated by Jim Novosel, The Bay Architects, 2001   During Berkeley’s early 20th Century development boom, the F.D. Chase Real Estate...

          F. D. Chase Building   William Wharff, Architect, 1909 Renovated by Jim Novosel, The Bay Architects, 2001   During Berkeley’s early 20th Century development boom, the F.D. Chase Real...

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              Somersville Townsite

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              John "Alex" Alexander

              Alex Alexander  1924-1993  Alexander spent his entire working life at Naval Supply  Center, Oakland. Symbolic of the many dedicated civilians who worked  on the base, Alex inspired others through...

              Alex Alexander  1924-1993  Alexander spent his entire working life at Naval Supply  Center, Oakland. Symbolic of the many dedicated civilians who worked  on the base, Alex inspired others through...

                Little Traverse Bay

                For centuries this region has been the home of Ottawa Indians, whose warriors and orators fought bravely to retain their land. Around 1700 a mission was built by French Jesuits at the famous...

                For centuries this region has been the home of Ottawa Indians, whose warriors and orators fought bravely to retain their land. Around 1700 a mission was built by French Jesuits at the...

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