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

Sitting Bull

1834 - 1890  SITTING BULL TATANKA IYOTAKE  Sitting Bull was born on the Grand River a few miles west of Mobridge. His tragic end came at the very place he was born. He was shot when being...

1834 - 1890  SITTING BULL TATANKA IYOTAKE  Sitting Bull was born on the Grand River a few miles west of Mobridge. His tragic end came at the very place he was born. He was shot when...

  • tatanka
  • iyotake

Fred L. Gau, Jr.

IN MEMORY OF  FRED L. GAU, JR. 1945 - 1972  GRADUATE STUDENT AND RESEARCH ASSISTANT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS  WHO LOST HIS LIFE DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THE METRO SYSTEM, WHILE MAKING...

IN MEMORY OF  FRED L. GAU, JR. 1945 - 1972  GRADUATE STUDENT AND RESEARCH ASSISTANT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS  WHO LOST HIS LIFE DURING CONSTRUCTION OF THE METRO SYSTEM, WHILE...

  • university o...
  • construction
  • metro
  • rock tunneling

Frank O'Hara

Submitted by @mcbramhill.

Submitted by @mcbramhill.

  • new york
  • nyc
  • greenwich village
  • moma
  • avant garde

Cal-Nev-Ari

CAL-NEV-ARI Originally known as Stage Field, this was an outlying airfield of Camp Ibis, one of the eleven camps established within the Desert Training Center, California-Arizonan Maneuver Area...

CAL-NEV-ARI Originally known as Stage Field, this was an outlying airfield of Camp Ibis, one of the eleven camps established within the Desert Training Center, California-Arizonan Maneuver...

  • cal-nev-ari
  • nevada
  • wwii
  • patton
  • ibis
  • blm
  • kidwell
  • torrance
  • pittman act
  • fly-in

Monday Morning Quarterback Club Tower of the Alabama Heart Hospital

  Submitted by @LostToHistory.

  Submitted by @LostToHistory.

  • football
  • hospital
  • heart
  • kresge
  • alabama
  • birmingham

Knights of Pythias

THE FRATERNAL ORDER KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS WAS FOUNDED ON THIS SITE 914 E STREET, N.W. ON FEBRUARY 19, 1864 CHARTER GRANTED BY PRESIDENT LINCOLN   Submitted by @mywolfson.

THE FRATERNAL ORDER KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS WAS FOUNDED ON THIS SITE 914 E STREET, N.W. ON FEBRUARY 19, 1864 CHARTER GRANTED BY PRESIDENT LINCOLN   Submitted by @mywolfson.

  • fbi
  • washington dc
  • dc
  • pythias
  • lincoln

Plaque on Pedestrian Bridge over Dnipro

Submitted by @kgshv.

Submitted by @kgshv.

  • kiev
  • kyiv
  • dnipro
  • dnieper
  • braille
  • discover channel
  • river
  • pedestrian

Flagstaff

FLAGSTAFF  NAMED FOR A PINE TREE STRIPPED OF ITS BRANCHES BY A PARTY OF IMMIGRANTS AND USED AS A FLAGPOLE FOR A PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION ON JULY 4, 1876. NEARBY ANTELOPE OR OLD TOWN SPRING PROVIDED...

FLAGSTAFF  NAMED FOR A PINE TREE STRIPPED OF ITS BRANCHES BY A PARTY OF IMMIGRANTS AND USED AS A FLAGPOLE FOR A PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION ON JULY 4, 1876. NEARBY ANTELOPE OR OLD TOWN SPRING...

  • flagstaff
  • flagpole
  • arizona
  • antelope
  • railroad

For the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Submitted by @mbeckler.

Submitted by @mbeckler.

  • wexford
  • ireland
  • cruelty to animals
  • morgan

In Grateful Acknowledgement of the Generosity

Submitted by  ‏@iheartmuseums .

Submitted by  ‏@iheartmuseums .

  • queensland
  • brisbane
  • australia
  • winterbotham
  • personal interest
  • valuable collections

Survival and Rescue

This plaque is located at the site of a plan crash in the backcountry of Idaho.  The plane is still there and you can hike in to see it. SURVIVAL AND RESCUE The B-23 Dragon Bomber, low on fuel and...

This plaque is located at the site of a plan crash in the backcountry of Idaho.  The plane is still there and you can hike in to see it. SURVIVAL AND RESCUE The B-23 Dragon Bomber, low on fuel...

  • plane crash
  • rescue
  • survival
  • idaho
  • plane
  • bomber

Mount Vernon Garden

Submitted by @hobaird 

Submitted by @hobaird 

  • denver
  • colorado
  • washington
  • mount vernon
  • george and martha

Lubber Run Sanitary Relief Sewer Project

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA  OUTSTANDING  CIVIL ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT - 1982  LUBBER RUN  SANITARY RELIEF SEWER PROJECT   Submitted by @larrycebula .

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA  OUTSTANDING  CIVIL ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT - 1982  LUBBER RUN  SANITARY RELIEF SEWER PROJECT   Submitted by @larrycebula .

  • arlington
  • virginia
  • lubber run
  • sewer
  • sanitary relief

Amsterdam Bridge

Submitted by @deptofhighfives.

Submitted by @deptofhighfives.

  • toronto
  • amsterdam
  • bridge
  • polak

Captain Courageous

CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS 1963 - 1983  THE HEROIC VOYAGE OF THIS CROSSBRED STEER; FLOATING DOWNRIVER FROM KLAMATH GLEN AND UP THE COAST INTO CRESCENT CITY HARBOR, WAS AN INSPIRATION TO THE FLOOD VICTIMS...

CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS 1963 - 1983  THE HEROIC VOYAGE OF THIS CROSSBRED STEER; FLOATING DOWNRIVER FROM KLAMATH GLEN AND UP THE COAST INTO CRESCENT CITY HARBOR, WAS AN INSPIRATION TO THE FLOOD VICTIMS...

  • klamath
  • flood
  • bull
  • captain
  • greener pastures
  • living memorial
  • ecv