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

Easter Rising

EASTER RISING   This plaque commemorates the one hundredth anniversary of Ireland's Easter Rising. During that armed insurrection in Dublin and other parts the country, against British colonial...

  • rhode island
  • providence
  • ireland
  • easter rising
  • 1916
  • 1922
  • 2016

Bruyer Church

August Bruyer, his wife, Josephine (Simon) and their sons, John and Julius, were born in France, coming to America about the middle of the nineteenth century. By 1858, they had settled in Fairview...

  • vermillion
  • south dakota
  • churches

Menan Buttes

Two cones of glassy lava are located directly south of here. The largest rises 800 feet above the surrounding plain.Hot molten lava, erupting from great depth, met cold surface water in the wet...

  • idaho. geolo...
  • menon buttes
  • volcanoes
  • volcanism

Snake River Bridge (Idaho Falls, Idaho)

On December 10, 1864 a franchise was granted to Edward M. Morgan, James M. (Matt) Taylor, and William F. Bartlett to operate a ferry one and one-half miles below Cedar Island and build a bridge...

  • idaho
  • idaho falls
  • snake river
  • bridges

Lyonsview

  • lyons
  • geelong
  • paparazzi

Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company

RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL TRUST COMPANYARCHITECTSYORK & SAWYER1919Submitted by @lampbane

  • rhode island
  • providence
  • hospital
  • 1919

Stephen Hopkins

STEPHEN HOPKINS   1707 1785 MERCHANT AND SHIP BUILDERTEN TIMES GOVERNOR OF RHODE ISLAND CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT CHANCELLOR OF BROWN UNIVERSITY MEMBER OF THE COLONIAL CONGRESSSIGNER OF...

  • rhode island
  • providence
  • stephen hopkins
  • george washington
  • 1707
  • 1785
  • 1743
  • 1776
  • 1827
  • 1972

John Brown House

JOHN BROWN HOUSE   THE HOME OF JOHN BROWN REFLECTING THE WEALTH AND POSITION GAINED FROM HIS LUCRATIVE CAREER AS A SLAVE TRADER, PRIVATEER CHINA, TRADE MERCHANT AND PATRIOT   A PROJECT OF THE...

  • rhode island
  • providence
  • john brown
  • college hill
  • brown university

Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass 1818 - 1895 American Author, Orator, Philosopher, Freedom-Fighter, and Statesman lived here 1846. "My part has been to tell the story of the slave." 1846 was recently after his...

  • frederick douglass
  • slavery
  • philosopher
  • abolition

Big Lake

BIG LAKE   CITY PARK   The Trust for Public Land, in partnership with City Park, developed this trail and meadow to commemorate the indomitable spirit of the residents of Greater New Orleans...

  • louisiana
  • new orleans
  • city park
  • park
  • lake
  • 2009
  • 2011

Merchants Mutual Insurance Company Building

MERCHANTS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY BUILDING   ERECTED IN 1859   WILLIAM A. FRERET, JR., ARCHITECT   C. CROZIER, CARPENTER-BUILDER   THE LOCAL FOUNDRY OF BENNETT & LURGES CRAFTED THE CAST-IRON...

  • louisiana
  • new orleans
  • insurance
  • 1859

Shepard Company Building

SHEPARD COMPANY BUILDING   ARCHITECTS MARTIN & HALL 1878-1903Submitted by @lampbane

  • rhode island
  • providence
  • 1878
  • 1903
  • 1956

Lederer Building

LEDERER BUILDING   BUILDER M.J. HOULIHAN   1897Submitted by @lampbane

  • rhode island
  • providence
  • 1897
  • 1956

Providence Journal Building

PROVIDENCE JOURNAL BUILDING   ARCHITECTS PEABODY & STEARNS   1906Submitted by @lampbane

  • rhode island
  • providence
  • 1906
  • 1956

Industrial Trust Company Building

BUILT AS INDUSTRIAL TRUST COMPANY BUILDING   ARCHITECT WALKER AND GILLETTE1928Submitted by @lampbane

  • rhode island
  • providence
  • 1956
  • 1928