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

St. Helena's Electroliers

    Richie Block

      Centennial Rededication Richie Block Building

        St. Helena Historic Commercial District

          To the Glory of God

            William Tell Hotel

              North Conway 5¢ and 10¢ Store

              Submitted by @beckerben  

              Submitted by @beckerben

                Liberty Bank Landmark and Legacy

                LIBERTY BANK LANDMARK AND LEGACY  First Black Bank in the Pacific Northwest  May 30, 1968 to 1988   2320 E Union  Multicultural Founders  James Purnell, President Dr. James E. Jackson, Chairman ...

                LIBERTY BANK LANDMARK AND LEGACY  First Black Bank in the Pacific Northwest  May 30, 1968 to 1988   2320 E Union  Multicultural Founders  James Purnell, President Dr. James E. Jackson,...

                  Rochfort Trestle, AB

                  Rochfort Trestle The community was named after an English homesteader, Cowper Rochfort. The Canadian Northern Railroad constructed the railway and bridge in 1919. The trestle was built with a...

                  Rochfort Trestle The community was named after an English homesteader, Cowper Rochfort. The Canadian Northern Railroad constructed the railway and bridge in 1919. The trestle was built with a...

                  • rail
                  • railway
                  • trestle
                  • train
                  • alberta
                  • se-24-57-05

                  Wildfire Memorial Kamloops

                  During the summer of 2003 the Thompson-Nicola region endured its most devastating wildfires ever. Unprecedented in numbers and massive in scope, the fires destroyed 89 homes and 7 businesses,...

                  During the summer of 2003 the Thompson-Nicola region endured its most devastating wildfires ever. Unprecedented in numbers and massive in scope, the fires destroyed 89 homes and 7 businesses,...

                  • wildfire
                  • memorial
                  • kamloops
                  • bc

                  Marconi's First Radio Transmissions Across Water

                  1897 1947 NEAR THIS SPOT THE FIRST RADIO MESSAGES WERE EXCHANGED ACROSS WATER BY GUGLIELMO MARCONI AND GEORGE KEMP BETWEEN LAVERNOCK AND FLAT HOLM 11th MAY, LAVERNOCK AND BREAN DOWN 18th MAY 1897...

                  1897 1947 NEAR THIS SPOT THE FIRST RADIO MESSAGES WERE EXCHANGED ACROSS WATER BY GUGLIELMO MARCONI AND GEORGE KEMP BETWEEN LAVERNOCK AND FLAT HOLM 11th MAY, LAVERNOCK AND BREAN DOWN 18th MAY 1897...

                  • marconi
                  • wireless
                  • radio transmission

                  The Comfort Maple

                  This tree believed to be Canada's oldest sugar maple (Acer Saccharum) was accepted for its preservation April 30 1961 by the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority from Miss Edna Eleanor...

                  This tree believed to be Canada's oldest sugar maple (Acer Saccharum) was accepted for its preservation April 30 1961 by the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority from Miss Edna Eleanor...

                  • maple tree
                  • natural monument
                  • canada
                  • ontario
                  • comfort maple

                  William Budd lived here

                  Submitted by: Alistair Wylie

                  Submitted by: Alistair Wylie

                  • william budd
                  • epidemiology
                  • infectious diseases

                  Ashburn Colored School

                  On this site stands Ashburn Colored School, a one-room public schoolhouse built ca. 1892 for African American students. Virginia's public school system, established in 1870, was racially...

                  On this site stands Ashburn Colored School, a one- room public schoolhouse built ca. 1892 for African American students. Virginia's public school system, established in 1870, was...

                  • historic school
                  • segregation

                  Snake River Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Project

                  Why would anyone from Chicago or the San Francisco Bay Area find themselves driving through Warren, Minnesota. In my case, it's because my dad was born there in 1921, and in the summer of 2018 I...

                  Why would anyone from Chicago or the San Francisco Bay Area find themselves driving through Warren, Minnesota. In my case, it's because my dad was born there in 1921, and in the summer of 2018...

                  • minnesota
                  • marshall county
                  • warren
                  • flood control
                  • red river of...
                  • snake river

                  Marc von Trapp

                  Submitted by Erin Wilson

                  Submitted by Erin Wilson

                    West Oakland Multi- Service Center

                      Francis Marion Smith

                        Bay Bridges District California Garden Clubs Inc

                          Storyteller Bridge, Dracena Park

                          • piedmont