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

Hudson House

    St. Helena's Electroliers

      Richie Block

        Centennial Rededication Richie Block Building

          St. Helena Historic Commercial District

            To the Glory of God

              William Tell Hotel

                North Conway 5¢ and 10¢ Store

                Submitted by @beckerben  

                Submitted by @beckerben

                  Liberty Bank Landmark and Legacy

                  LIBERTY BANK LANDMARK AND LEGACY  First Black Bank in the Pacific Northwest  May 30, 1968 to 1988   2320 E Union  Multicultural Founders  James Purnell, President Dr. James E. Jackson, Chairman ...

                  LIBERTY BANK LANDMARK AND LEGACY  First Black Bank in the Pacific Northwest  May 30, 1968 to 1988   2320 E Union  Multicultural Founders  James Purnell, President Dr. James E. Jackson,...

                    Rochfort Trestle, AB

                    Rochfort Trestle The community was named after an English homesteader, Cowper Rochfort. The Canadian Northern Railroad constructed the railway and bridge in 1919. The trestle was built with a...

                    Rochfort Trestle The community was named after an English homesteader, Cowper Rochfort. The Canadian Northern Railroad constructed the railway and bridge in 1919. The trestle was built with a...

                    • rail
                    • railway
                    • trestle
                    • train
                    • alberta
                    • se-24-57-05

                    Wildfire Memorial Kamloops

                    During the summer of 2003 the Thompson-Nicola region endured its most devastating wildfires ever. Unprecedented in numbers and massive in scope, the fires destroyed 89 homes and 7 businesses,...

                    During the summer of 2003 the Thompson-Nicola region endured its most devastating wildfires ever. Unprecedented in numbers and massive in scope, the fires destroyed 89 homes and 7 businesses,...

                    • wildfire
                    • memorial
                    • kamloops
                    • bc

                    Marconi's First Radio Transmissions Across Water

                    1897 1947 NEAR THIS SPOT THE FIRST RADIO MESSAGES WERE EXCHANGED ACROSS WATER BY GUGLIELMO MARCONI AND GEORGE KEMP BETWEEN LAVERNOCK AND FLAT HOLM 11th MAY, LAVERNOCK AND BREAN DOWN 18th MAY 1897...

                    1897 1947 NEAR THIS SPOT THE FIRST RADIO MESSAGES WERE EXCHANGED ACROSS WATER BY GUGLIELMO MARCONI AND GEORGE KEMP BETWEEN LAVERNOCK AND FLAT HOLM 11th MAY, LAVERNOCK AND BREAN DOWN 18th MAY 1897...

                    • marconi
                    • wireless
                    • radio transmission

                    The Comfort Maple

                    This tree believed to be Canada's oldest sugar maple (Acer Saccharum) was accepted for its preservation April 30 1961 by the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority from Miss Edna Eleanor...

                    This tree believed to be Canada's oldest sugar maple (Acer Saccharum) was accepted for its preservation April 30 1961 by the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority from Miss Edna Eleanor...

                    • maple tree
                    • natural monument
                    • canada
                    • ontario
                    • comfort maple

                    William Budd lived here

                    Submitted by: Alistair Wylie

                    Submitted by: Alistair Wylie

                    • william budd
                    • epidemiology
                    • infectious diseases

                    Ashburn Colored School

                    On this site stands Ashburn Colored School, a one-room public schoolhouse built ca. 1892 for African American students. Virginia's public school system, established in 1870, was racially...

                    On this site stands Ashburn Colored School, a one- room public schoolhouse built ca. 1892 for African American students. Virginia's public school system, established in 1870, was...

                    • historic school
                    • segregation

                    Snake River Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Project

                    Why would anyone from Chicago or the San Francisco Bay Area find themselves driving through Warren, Minnesota. In my case, it's because my dad was born there in 1921, and in the summer of 2018 I...

                    Why would anyone from Chicago or the San Francisco Bay Area find themselves driving through Warren, Minnesota. In my case, it's because my dad was born there in 1921, and in the summer of 2018...

                    • minnesota
                    • marshall county
                    • warren
                    • flood control
                    • red river of...
                    • snake river

                    Marc von Trapp

                    Submitted by Erin Wilson

                    Submitted by Erin Wilson

                      West Oakland Multi- Service Center

                        Francis Marion Smith

                          Bay Bridges District California Garden Clubs Inc