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

Borland Home

BORLAND HOME THIS VICTORIAN COTTAGE WAS THE HOME or THE ROBERT BORLAND FAMILY. BUILT IN 1890 BY DR JOHN S. MOORE, D.D.S., AND ORIGINALLY USED AS BIS DENTAL OFFICE, THE PROPERTY WAS INHERITED BY...

BORLAND HOME THIS VICTORIAN COTTAGE WAS THE HOME or THE ROBERT BORLAND FAMILY. BUILT IN 1890 BY DR JOHN S. MOORE, D.D.S., AND ORIGINALLY USED AS BIS DENTAL OFFICE, THE PROPERTY WAS INHERITED BY...

    MARTINEZ MEMORIAL BUILDING

    MARTINEZ MEMORIAL BUILDING A MEMORIAL TO THE 76 SERVICEMEN WHO DIED IN WORLD WAR ONE. COMMISSIONED BY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN 1923 ON FORMER S. BLUM BARN PROPERTY. NOW COMMEMORATES THE...

    MARTINEZ MEMORIAL BUILDING A MEMORIAL TO THE 76 SERVICEMEN WHO DIED IN WORLD WAR ONE. COMMISSIONED BY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN 1923 ON FORMER S. BLUM BARN PROPERTY. NOW COMMEMORATES THE...

      In Honor of Gaylord and Irene Davis

        Alice Grau

        In Recognition of ALICE GRAU (1935 – 2015) Alice Grau was a woman who believed passionately in protecting the environment. In 1992, Alice founded the Kent- Harrison Green Legacy Society to promote...

        In Recognition of ALICE GRAU (1935 – 2015) Alice Grau was a woman who believed passionately in protecting the environment. In 1992, Alice founded the Kent- Harrison Green Legacy Society to...

          Golfbak Waterloopbos

          This is one of a series of plaques situated in the "waterloopbos". This place was used as a big open-air laboratory with (large) scale models to study waves and water movements in harbours...

          This is one of a series of plaques situated in the "waterloopbos". This place was used as a big open- air laboratory with (large) scale models to study waves and water movements in harbours...

          • waterloopbos
          • give back to nature
          • dutch waterways
          • inustrial heritage

          Site of Higgins' Industries at Delgado Trade School

          On this site between August 1941 and August 1945, the City Park Plant of Higgins Industries, Incorporated mass produced more than 12,000 landing craft and approximately 200 PT boats for the Allied...

          On this site between August 1941 and August 1945, the City Park Plant of Higgins Industries, Incorporated mass produced more than 12,000 landing craft and approximately 200 PT boats for the Allied...

          • louisiana
          • new orleans
          • world war ii
          • wwii
          • higgins boat

          Saltonstall's Sloops-of-War

            Camp Anderson

            CAMP ANDERSON One of three Civil War training camps in La Porte County. Site is one fourth mile west. Named for Colonel Edward Anderson. Used 1863- 1864 to train Indiana Union volunteers of the...

            CAMP ANDERSON One of three Civil War training camps in La Porte County. Site is one fourth mile west. Named for Colonel Edward Anderson. Used 1863- 1864 to train Indiana Union volunteers of the...

              Ulysses Simpson Grant

              ULYSSES SIMPSON GRANT A GRANDSON OF NOAH GRANT WHO WAS BORN AT TOLLAND. CONNECTICUT AND SERVED IN THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION. HE WAS A DIRECT DESCENDANT FROM MATTHEW GRANT, ONE OF THE FIRST...

              ULYSSES SIMPSON GRANT A GRANDSON OF NOAH GRANT WHO WAS BORN AT TOLLAND. CONNECTICUT AND SERVED IN THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION. HE WAS A DIRECT DESCENDANT FROM MATTHEW GRANT, ONE OF THE FIRST...

                BETHESDA FOUNTAIN AND TERRACE

                  Japanese Attack

                  On this day in 1942, at 7:00 PM, during one of President Roosevelt’s Fireside Chats, the Japanese submarine I-17 shelled this Richfield Oil Field site with 25 5-inch rounds. Not since the War of...

                  On this day in 1942, at 7:00 PM, during one of President Roosevelt’s Fireside Chats, the Japanese submarine I-17 shelled this Richfield Oil Field site with 25 5-inch rounds. Not since the War...

                    Castro Rainbow Flag

                      Richmond Shipyards Workhorses

                        Titanic last port of call

                        Submitted by Rob Sweeney

                        Submitted by Rob Sweeney

                          Rotary Centennial Sculpture

                          honors Rotary International’s commitment to the children of the world as exemplified by three outstanding Rotary District 6780 leaders, William T. Sergeant, who headed Rotary’s global polio...

                          honors Rotary International’s commitment to the children of the world as exemplified by three outstanding Rotary District 6780 leaders, William T. Sergeant, who headed Rotary’s global...

                          • knoxville
                          • statue
                          • park
                          • tennessee

                          Dancing Girl

                          Dancing Girl 1956 By James Knowles A gift to the city of Stamford from Matthew and Lesta Stacom Dedicated August 10, 2010 Michael A. Pavia

                          Dancing Girl 1956 By James Knowles A gift to the city of Stamford from Matthew and Lesta Stacom Dedicated August 10, 2010 Michael A. Pavia

                            Cambridge Square

                            In 1905, a single family residence was constructed on this site, designed by prominent San Diego architects Hebbard & Gill. After 1922, the building was used for commercial purposes until its 1955...

                            In 1905, a single family residence was constructed on this site, designed by prominent San Diego architects Hebbard & Gill. After 1922, the building was used for commercial purposes until its 1955...

                              Trials By Fire

                                Frank Vittor

                                From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by sportsedit15224, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

                                From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by sportsedit15224, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

                                  Lower Swedish Cabin

                                  Lower Swedish Cabin — The only remaining cabin of its type among several once located on Darby Creek. Evidently built by Swedish settlers who came to this area after 1638. Used by the early...

                                  Lower Swedish Cabin — The only remaining cabin of its type among several once located on Darby Creek. Evidently built by Swedish settlers who came to this area after 1638. Used by the...