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

The Original New Hampshire State House

The Original New Hampshire State House Located in Market Square Seat of Colonial Government, 1758- 1776 The Declaration of Independence was read from the Building, July 18, 1776 President George...

The Original New Hampshire State House Located in Market Square Seat of Colonial Government, 1758- 1776 The Declaration of Independence was read from the Building, July 18, 1776 President...

    Saint John City Market

    SAINT JOHN CITY MARKET LE MARCHÉ DE SAINT JOHN Built between 1874 and 1876, the Saint John City market narrowly escaped the fire that swept through the town in 1877 and stands today as a rare and...

    SAINT JOHN CITY MARKET LE MARCHÉ DE SAINT JOHN Built between 1874 and 1876, the Saint John City market narrowly escaped the fire that swept through the town in 1877 and stands today as a rare and...

      Country Inn Roadhouse

      GEORGETOWN HISTORIC SITE COUNTRY INN ROADHOUSE This is the last of several roadhouses that once lined this street. Patrons enjoyed drinking, dancing, and gambling downstairs and "hotel" rooms...

      GEORGETOWN HISTORIC SITE COUNTRY INN ROADHOUSE This is the last of several roadhouses that once lined this street. Patrons enjoyed drinking, dancing, and gambling downstairs and "hotel"...

        The First World Series

        Submitted by @RNewengland

        Submitted by @RNewengland

          Solon Hannibal Borglum

          Bucky O'Neil cowboy statue by Solon Hannibal Borglum Submitted by @JimStLeger

          Bucky O'Neil cowboy statue by Solon Hannibal Borglum Submitted by @JimStLeger

            Desoto Park Fort Prudhomme

            In this section of the Clarendon Grant on the Chucaqua portion of the Mississippi River, LaSalle, the French explorer, built Fort Prudhomme in 1682. Erected by the Tennessee Society of the...

            In this section of the Clarendon Grant on the Chucaqua portion of the Mississippi River, LaSalle, the French explorer, built Fort Prudhomme in 1682. Erected by the Tennessee Society of...

            • shelby county
            • tennessee

            Bronzeville, Illinois

            A monument to the erasure of Bronzeville for the Illinois Institute of Technology. Architecture is not neutral. Submitted by @blaservations

            A monument to the erasure of Bronzeville for the Illinois Institute of Technology. Architecture is not neutral. Submitted by @blaservations

              Emporium of the Valleys

                19th Century Architecture

                Center Lane alley is one of the best examples of what Memphis looked like in the late 19th century. Note the arched windows, the metal shutters, and the decorative cast iron columns, probably made...

                Center Lane alley is one of the best examples of what Memphis looked like in the late 19th century. Note the arched windows, the metal shutters, and the decorative cast iron columns, probably made...

                • shelby county
                • tennessee

                Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

                  Parliament Fined the Town for its Negligence

                  MRS. BLUNDEN, WIFE OF WILLIAM BLUNDEN, MALTSTER, WAS BURIED ALIVE IN THIS CEMETERY IN JULY 1674. PARLIAMENT FINED THE TOWN FOR ITS NEGLIGENCE BASINGSTOKE HERITAGE SOCIETY Submitted by @Elephantgoesmoo

                  MRS. BLUNDEN, WIFE OF WILLIAM BLUNDEN, MALTSTER, WAS BURIED ALIVE IN THIS CEMETERY IN JULY 1674. PARLIAMENT FINED THE TOWN FOR ITS NEGLIGENCE BASINGSTOKE HERITAGE SOCIETY Submitted by @Elephantgoesmoo

                  • maltster

                  Debbie Reynolds, Halloweentown

                  Submitted by @Ritterton, photo by emmagraycetf

                  Submitted by @Ritterton, photo by emmagraycetf

                    NYC AIDS Memorial Park at St. Vincent's Triangle

                    Submitted by @Ritterton

                    Submitted by @Ritterton

                      Thomas M. Hartnett

                      Submitted by @Ritterton

                      Submitted by @Ritterton

                        Battle of Collierville An Unexpected Guest

                        Collierville's location on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad made it strategically important throughout the Civil War. Frequently occupied by Union forces, the town found itself in the gun...

                        Collierville's location on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad made it strategically important throughout the Civil War. Frequently occupied by Union forces, the town found itself in the gun...

                        • shelby county
                        • tennessee

                        A Request From the Holiday Fellowship

                        A Request From the Holiday Fellowship Friend, when you stray, or sit and take your ease On Moor , or Fell, or under spreading trees Pray, leave no traces of your wayside meal, No paper bag, no...

                        A Request From the Holiday Fellowship Friend, when you stray, or sit and take your ease On Moor , or Fell, or under spreading trees Pray, leave no traces of your wayside meal, No paper bag,...

                          Alico Building

                          ALICO BUILDING DESIGNED AND BUILT BY SANGUINET & STAATS AND ROY E. LANE, THE 22-STORY HOME OFFICE OF THE AMICABLE LIFE INSURANCE Co. WAS ERECTED IN 1911 AS PUBLICITY FOR THE NEW FIRM. THE...

                          ALICO BUILDING DESIGNED AND BUILT BY SANGUINET & STAATS AND ROY E. LANE, THE 22-STORY HOME OFFICE OF THE AMICABLE LIFE INSURANCE Co. WAS ERECTED IN 1911 AS PUBLICITY FOR THE NEW FIRM....

                            Holliwell Covered Bridge

                              Constructed by First Engineers 1933

                              These brick were brought from ENGLAND in the 17th CENTURY and used in the construction of LORD FAIRFAX MANSION, at BELVOIR, VIRGINIA, 1730 From...

                              These brick were brought from ENGLAND in the 17th CENTURY and used in the construction of LORD FAIRFAX MANSION, at BELVOIR, VIRGINIA, 1730...

                                Lake Washington Boulevard

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                                [location approximate]