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

Stone Fireplace and Root Cellar

The plaque reads: The stone fireplace and root cellar are the remains of a homestead farm built by the Guinan family in the latter half of the 19th century.  John Guinan, born in Ireland in 1815,...

The plaque reads: The stone fireplace and root cellar are the remains of a homestead farm built by the Guinan family in the latter half of the 19th century.  John Guinan, born in Ireland in 1815,...

  • michigan
  • ireland
  • potato famine
  • potato
  • farm
  • ann arbor

This Park is in Honor of Dick Keene

This Park is in Honor ofDick Keene His efforts on behalf of this property and the entire East Bay Real Estate Community have been countless. Dick will be missed, but never forgotten as a friend,...

This Park is in Honor ofDick Keene His efforts on behalf of this property and the entire East Bay Real Estate Community have been countless. Dick will be missed, but never forgotten as a...

  • wareham
  • bay area
  • emeryville
  • california
  • amtrak

Battleship Wisconsin: A Floating Fortress

Battleship Wisconsin: A Floating Fortress Battleship Wisconsin and the sister-ships in the Iowa Class arguably hold a symbolic status as monuments to naval surface warship design. Unlike torpedo...

Battleship Wisconsin: A Floating Fortress Battleship Wisconsin and the sister-ships in the Iowa Class arguably hold a symbolic status as monuments to naval surface warship design. Unlike torpedo...

  • battleship
  • wisconsin
  • norfolk
  • virginia
  • wwii

Major William Mayo

In memory of Major William Mayo Who, in 1737, "Without fee or reward" Laid off the original town site of Richmond for his friend Colonel William Byrd Erected by the people of the East End In the...

In memory of Major William Mayo Who, in 1737, "Without fee or reward" Laid off the original town site of Richmond for his friend Colonel William Byrd Erected by the people of the East End In...

  • richmond
  • mayo
  • byrd
  • virginia

The American Flag was First Raised in San Francisco

On this spot the American flagwas first raised in San Francisco by Commander John B. Montgomery of the U. S. S. Portsmouth July 9 1846 Marked by the Daughters of the American Revolution San...

On this spot the American flagwas first raised in San Francisco by Commander John B. Montgomery of the U. S. S. Portsmouth July 9 1846 Marked by the Daughters of the American Revolution San...

  • bay area
  • california
  • san francisco
  • flag
  • portsmouth

San Francisco Chinatown Map Plaque

  • bay area
  • san francisco
  • chinatown
  • 99pi

Webster-Ashburton Treaty

"FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA WAS DEVELOPED AND STRENGTHENED BY THE SIGNING OF THE WEBSTER-ASHBURTON TREATY, ON AUGUST 9, 1842, IN THE OLD STATE DEPARTMENT BUILDING WHICH STOOD...

"FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA WAS DEVELOPED AND STRENGTHENED BY THE SIGNING OF THE WEBSTER-ASHBURTON TREATY, ON AUGUST 9, 1842, IN THE OLD STATE DEPARTMENT BUILDING WHICH...

  • washington
  • dc
  • washington dc
  • webster ashburton
  • maine
  • canada
  • boundary dispute
  • 1842

Cleared Minefield Near the Temple of Boeng Mealea

Minefield Cleared by CMAC Supported by Germany IN AND AROUND THE TEMPLE OF BOENG MEALEADU6 HAS CLEARED 1.559.932M^2 AND FOUND438 ANTI PERSONNEL MINES AND 809 UXO SWORK STARTED THE 1. JANUARY 2003...

Minefield Cleared by CMAC Supported by Germany IN AND AROUND THE TEMPLE OF BOENG MEALEADU6 HAS CLEARED 1.559.932M^2 AND FOUND438 ANTI PERSONNEL MINES AND 809 UXO SWORK STARTED THE 1. JANUARY 2003...

  • cambodia
  • minefield
  • cmac
  • boeng mealea

Welcome to Locke

This plaque is in the Locke Historical District in the town of Locke, CA.  It reads: "Locke was founded in 1915 after a fire destroyed most of the Chinese neighborhood in nearby Walnut Grove. The...

This plaque is in the Locke Historical District in the town of Locke, CA.  It reads: "Locke was founded in 1915 after a fire destroyed most of the Chinese neighborhood in nearby Walnut Grove. The...

  • locke
  • chinese
  • california

San Francisco Brewing Company

This plaque is located at the Comstock Saloon in San Francisco, site of the former San Francisco Brewing Company.  It reads: "SAN FRANCISCO BREWING COMPANY This building is the last of the Barbary...

This plaque is located at the Comstock Saloon in San Francisco, site of the former San Francisco Brewing Company.  It reads: "SAN FRANCISCO BREWING COMPANY This building is the last of the...

  • beer
  • pub
  • bar
  • brewery
  • san francisco
  • barbary coast

Framat Lodge #405

  • bay area
  • california
  • berkeley
  • finland

Josie Chan Barton

  • bay area
  • california
  • berkeley

U.S. Naval Base Pearl Harbor

  • hawaii
  • peal harbor
  • wwii

Forever Will Keep Alive The History

The Native Sons Building in San Francisco NATIVE SONS BUILDING ORIGINALLY ERECTED 1896 DESTROYED BY FIRE AFTER THE 1906 EARTHQUAKE REBUILT 1912. DEDICATE BY S.F. HALL ASSOCIATION 9-15-1912. IT...

The Native Sons Building in San Francisco NATIVE SONS BUILDING ORIGINALLY ERECTED 1896 DESTROYED BY FIRE AFTER THE 1906 EARTHQUAKE REBUILT 1912. DEDICATE BY S.F. HALL ASSOCIATION 9-15-1912....

  • bay area
  • california
  • san francisco
  • earthquake

La Beata Sor Maria Romero

  • nicaragua
  • grenada

El Gral Jose Dolores Estrada

  • nicaragua
  • grenada

Parque Xalteva

PARQUEXALTEVA RESTAURANDO POR LAALCALDIADE GRANADA DURANTELA ADMINISTRATCION DEL Dr. ANIBAL MORALES B1985 - 1990

PARQUEXALTEVA RESTAURANDO POR LAALCALDIADE GRANADA DURANTELA ADMINISTRATCION DEL Dr. ANIBAL MORALES B1985 - 1990

  • nicaragua
  • grenada

Railroad and Transportation Museum

    Boomer the Hound Dog

    In memory of Boomer the hound dog. Tradition says he dashed his life out against the iron abutment of the railroad bridge 300 feet south of this point on September 2, 1859, while running along on...

    In memory of Boomer the hound dog. Tradition says he dashed his life out against the iron abutment of the railroad bridge 300 feet south of this point on September 2, 1859, while running along...

    • boomer
    • dog
    • illinois
    • abutment
    • three-legged

    Sihanouk Sangkat Tonle Bassac

    King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 to 2004 More at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norodom_Sihanouk

    King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 to 2004 More at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norodom_Sihanouk

    • cambodia
    • phnom penh