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

Laid by the M. W. Grand Lodge of F. & A. M. of Washington

    Trim, Matthew Flinders' Intrepid Cat

    Trim   MATTHEW FLINDERS INTREPID CAT Who Circumnavigated Australia With His Master 1801 - 1803   And Thereafter Shared His Exile On The Island Of Mauritius Where He Met His Untimely Death  ...

    Trim   MATTHEW FLINDERS INTREPID CAT Who Circumnavigated Australia With His Master 1801 - 1803   And Thereafter Shared His Exile On The Island Of Mauritius Where He Met His Untimely Death  ...

      Centennial Celebration

      CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION IN COMMEMORATION OF THE VISIT OF PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT'S "GREAT WHITE FLEET" TO SEATTLE IN MAY OF 1908, FROM HERE THE FLEET CONTINUED ON THEIR FAMOUS ROUND THE WORLD...

      CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION IN COMMEMORATION OF THE VISIT OF PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT'S "GREAT WHITE FLEET" TO SEATTLE IN MAY OF 1908, FROM HERE THE FLEET CONTINUED ON THEIR FAMOUS ROUND THE WORLD...

      • 1908
      • round the world
      • roosevelt

      Bejamin Banneker

      BENJAMIN BANNEKER (1731-1806) THE SELF-EDUCATED NEGRO MATHEMATICIAN AND ASTRONOMER WAS BORN. LIVED HIS ENTIRE LIFE AND DIED NEAR HERE. HE ASSISTED IN SURVEYING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 1791, AND...

      BENJAMIN BANNEKER (1731-1806) THE SELF-EDUCATED NEGRO MATHEMATICIAN AND ASTRONOMER WAS BORN. LIVED HIS ENTIRE LIFE AND DIED NEAR HERE. HE ASSISTED IN SURVEYING THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 1791,...

      • astronomer
      • african-american
      • 1791
      • jefferson
      • self-educated

      The First Cyclotrons

      IN THIS ROOMIN 1930 - 1934 EARNEST O. LAWRENCE WITH M. STANLEY LIVINGSTON, DAVID H. SLOAN, AND OTHER COLLABORATORSDEVELOPED THE FIRST CYCLOTRONS AND HEAVY-ION ACCELERATORS THE OBSERVED THE FIRST...

      IN THIS ROOMIN 1930 - 1934 EARNEST O. LAWRENCE WITH M. STANLEY LIVINGSTON, DAVID H. SLOAN, AND OTHER COLLABORATORSDEVELOPED THE FIRST CYCLOTRONS AND HEAVY-ION ACCELERATORS THE OBSERVED THE FIRST...

      • berkeley
      • cal
      • lawrence
      • livingston
      • sloan
      • cyclotrons
      • nuclear reactions

      History of the Transbay Ferry

      History of the Transbay Ferry  Ferry service between Oakland and San Francisco has played a vital role for over 145 years. The earliest licensed operator was Captain Thomas Gray who started his...

      History of the Transbay Ferry  Ferry service between Oakland and San Francisco has played a vital role for over 145 years. The earliest licensed operator was Captain Thomas Gray who started his...

      • oakland
      • transbay
      • ferry
      • 1851

      Fort Point, San Francisco

      FORT POINT IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF MILITARY ARCHITECTURE IN THE UNITED STATES AND IS SAN FRANCISCO'S ONLY MAJOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTED BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR WHICH HAS REMAINED...

      FORT POINT IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF MILITARY ARCHITECTURE IN THE UNITED STATES AND IS SAN FRANCISCO'S ONLY MAJOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTED BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR WHICH HAS REMAINED...

      • fort point
      • rifled cannon
      • 1861
      • san francisco

      The Jerwood LIbrary

      Submitted by @Geograph_Bob © Copyright Bob Harvey and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence

      Submitted by @Geograph_Bob © Copyright Bob Harvey and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence

        In Memory Of

        DEDICATED JUNE 1986 IN MEMORY OF GEORGE NICHOLS MEMBER 1973 - 1976 LEE EDWARD HARRIS MEMBER 1964 - 1973 STANLEY "STAN" MORGAN CHAIRMAN OF THE FAIR 1964-1971

        DEDICATED JUNE 1986 IN MEMORY OF GEORGE NICHOLS MEMBER 1973 - 1976 LEE EDWARD HARRIS MEMBER 1964 - 1973 STANLEY "STAN" MORGAN CHAIRMAN OF THE FAIR 1964-1971

          Piers 1 1/2, 3, & 5

            In Memory of Louise Gschwend

              Water Powered Mills of Brownsville

                Shirley Carney

                  The Site of the Last of Three No-Warning Car-Bomb Explosions

                  IN REMEMBRANCE THIS STONE MARKS THE SITE WHERE THE LAST OF THREE NO-WARNING CAR-BOMB EXPLOSIONS OCCURRED ON 17TH MAY 1974 IN WHICH 2 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES  Installed by Justice for the...

                  IN REMEMBRANCE THIS STONE MARKS THE SITE WHERE THE LAST OF THREE NO-WARNING CAR-BOMB EXPLOSIONS OCCURRED ON 17TH MAY 1974 IN WHICH 2 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES  Installed by Justice for...

                  • dublin
                  • troubles
                  • car bomb

                  Max Baer

                  MAX BAER RAISED IN LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA, BAER BEGAN HIS BOXING CAREER IN 1929 AT AGE 20 IN OAKLAND. HE WON HIS FIRST TWELVE FIGHTS BY KNOCKOUTS. IN 1933, WEARING THE STAR OF DAVID ON HIS TRUNKS,...

                  MAX BAER RAISED IN LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA, BAER BEGAN HIS BOXING CAREER IN 1929 AT AGE 20 IN OAKLAND. HE WON HIS FIRST TWELVE FIGHTS BY KNOCKOUTS. IN 1933, WEARING THE STAR OF DAVID ON HIS TRUNKS,...

                  • livermore
                  • boxing
                  • 1934

                  Tehachapi Loop - Calif Historic 508

                    California Historical Landmark Tehachapi Loop From this spot may be seen a portion of the world renowned "loop". It was completed in 1876 under the direction of William Hood, Southern Pacific...

                    California Historical Landmark Tehachapi Loop From this spot may be seen a portion of the world renowned "loop". It was completed in 1876 under the direction of William Hood, Southern...

                  • historic landmark
                  • railroad
                  • california

                  Tehachapi Loop - ASCE Plaque

                  Placed and commemorated in 1998 by History & Heritage Committee  Los Angeles Section and Southern San Joaquin Branch  American Society of Civil Engineers   The Tehachapi Loop is a 0.73-mile (1.17...

                  Placed and commemorated in 1998 by History & Heritage Committee  Los Angeles Section and Southern San Joaquin Branch  American Society of Civil Engineers   The Tehachapi Loop is a 0.73-mile (1.17...

                  • historic landmark
                  • railroad
                  • asce

                  In Memory of Eva Marie Schicke

                  This is one of two markers erected at a roadside overlook -- which the U.S. Forest Service modestly calls Rim of the World -- in memory of wildland firefighters killed in blazes in Stanislaus...

                  This is one of two markers erected at a roadside overlook -- which the U.S. Forest Service modestly calls Rim of the World -- in memory of wildland firefighters killed in blazes in...

                    Leonidas Taylor and the Steamer 'Belle'

                    Driving along the Sacramento River, about halfway between the California's capital and the town of Woodland, you pass the obelisk above. It’s along a stretch of 55 mph highway, meaning much of the...

                    Driving along the Sacramento River, about halfway between the California's capital and the town of Woodland, you pass the obelisk above. It’s along a stretch of 55 mph highway, meaning much of...

                      Crown Hill

                      Crown Hill Cemetery founded in 1863 is the fourth largest cemetery in America. The history of Indiana and the United States is reflected in its monuments. President Benjamin Harrison, vice...

                      Crown Hill Cemetery founded in 1863 is the fourth largest cemetery in America. The history of Indiana and the United States is reflected in its monuments. President Benjamin Harrison,...

                      • indiana
                      • cemetery