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

The Society of the Cincinnati

Society of the Cincinnati   The Society of the Cincinnati was founded in 1783 by the officers of the Continental Army to perpetuate their fellowship, preserve the memory of the revolutionary war...

    A la Memoire Des 16 Paysans

    A la memoire des 16 paysans tues ici le 15 juin 1848 lors d'un affrontment entre les forces de l'ordre et les revoltes d'Ajain Pionnat et Ladapeyre qui reusaient de payer l'impot exceptionnel des...

    • 1848
    • farmers
    • taxes

    Old Saint Mary's Cathedral

    HERE STOOD OLD SAINT MARY'S  CATHEDRAL, CHURCH OF THE FIRST  FIVE CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF  CHICAGO- QUARTER, VAN DE VELDE,  O'REGAN, DUGGAN, FOLEY.  OPENED FOR DIVINE SERVICE  DECEMBER 25,...

    • chicago
    • great fire
    • cathedral
    • 1843

    Land Claimed for Azathoth

    In the year of our lord 2012, Creer Pipi claimed this land for Azathoth.  The origins of this plaque is somewhat of a local legend. It appeared on a Friday morning in August of 2013 and was a talk...

      Davis Police Headquarters

        Olvera St.

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

          The Centenial Tree

            Dorothy A. Walker

              Lieutenant-Colonel Benedict Arnold

              NEAR THIS SPOT LIEUTENANT-COLONEL BENEDICT ARNOLD WAS WOUNDED ON DECEMBER 31, 1775, AFTER HAVING TAKEN THE FIRST BARRICADE WHICH PROTECTED THE ENTRANCE TO SAULT AU MATELOT STREET AND TO THE LOWER...

              • benedict arnold
              • battle of qu...

              La Butte

               This Indian mound was constructed around AD 1000. It is 7 feet tall with a square~shaped base. It was once part of a larger complex made up of up to five mounds. The oak tree on the northwest...

              • louisiana
              • native american
              • cemetery