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

The Arcade

THE ARCADE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A   NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AN IMPORTANT EXAMPLE OF BARLY...

THE ARCADE HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A   NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AN IMPORTANT EXAMPLE OF BARLY...

  • rhode island
  • providence
  • landmark
  • arcade
  • nps
  • national his...
  • 1976

John E. Fogarty Federal Building

John E. Fogarty Federal Building Originally the U.S. Custom House Constructed 1888   Ammi B. Young, Architect   Entered on the National Register of Historic Places, April 18, 1972. This property...

John E. Fogarty Federal Building Originally the U.S. Custom House Constructed 1888   Ammi B. Young, Architect   Entered on the National Register of Historic Places, April 18, 1972. This property...

  • rhode island
  • providence
  • john fogerty
  • 1856
  • amml young
  • 1972
  • gerald ford
  • arthur sampson

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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