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

Alumni Endowment

The Alumni Endowment Established by the Class of 1964 The adjacent sweet gum tree  symbolizes alumni support for the long-term future of the Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine...

    Margaret Elizabeth Twigg

    MARGARET ELIZABETH TWIGG 4/1/1940 - 3/9/2008 "REMEMBER ME WHEN I AM GONE AWAY"Submitted by @caddickbrown

      Double Wave

      The same wave motif on the cornice of the Tennessee Trust Building was repeated on the 81 Monroe Building that can be seen one block south. Architects Shaw and Pfeil designed both buildings within...

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      Volunteer Firefighters

      The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea protected by VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS Since July 16, 1915 Protecting Lives and Property The Carmel-By- The-Sea Volunteer Fire Department dissolved on January 1st 2012...

      • carmel
      • california
      • fire fighters

      Civil War Capital

      After the fall of Nashville Governor Isham Harris convened the Tennessee Legislature on this site February 20-March 20, 1862. The state archives were also stored here. Submitted from the...

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      Cobalt Teletherapy Unit

      COBALT TELETHERAPY UNIT APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT AU COBALT In 1951 Canadian scientists, here and in London, Ontario opened a new front in the battle against cancer. Through a pioneering...

      • saskatoon
      • saskatchewan
      • cancer
      • cobalt

      Buffalo Soldier Legacy Plaza

      BUFFALO SOLDIER LEGACY PLAZA DEDICATED 23 APRIL 2009  HONORING THE STAMINA, COURAGE, AND TENACITY OF SOLDIERS ASSIGNED TO THE  9TH CAVALRY REGIMENT  24TH INFANTRY REGIMENT 22ND...

      • buffalo solider
      • huachua
      • arizona

      Spanish Public Well

      SPANISH PUBLIC WELL  CONSTRUCTED PRIOR TO 1763 FILLED AND PARTIALLY DESTROYED DURING BRITISH OCCUPATION 1763-1784  RESTORED 1975 AS A BICENTENNIAL PROJECT OF: CITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE HISTORIC ST....

      • st. augustine
      • florida
      • british occupation
      • 1763

      1862 Post Office

      On June 6, 1862, Memphis surrendered to Federal gunboats. The only resistance by citizens occurred here as a shot was fired at the soldiers hoisting the U.S. flag over the post office. Submitted...

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      First Baptist Church / Mt. Olive CME Church

      The First Baptist Church was designed by architect R.H. Hunt and built in 1906. It is constructed of yellow bricks along a Georgian-architectural style. It housed a congregation of 2,200...

      • shelby county
      • tennessee