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

FDNY Engine 323

JAMES J. WALKER MAYOR   JOHN J. DORMAN FIRE COMMISSIONER   JOSEPH M. HANNON EDWARD J. KENNY DEPUTY FIRE COMMISSIONERS   JOHN J. McELLIGOTT CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT   JOHN DAVIN DEPUTY CHIEF, BROOKLYN &...

JAMES J. WALKER MAYOR   JOHN J. DORMAN FIRE COMMISSIONER   JOSEPH M. HANNON EDWARD J. KENNY DEPUTY FIRE COMMISSIONERS   JOHN J. McELLIGOTT CHIEF OF DEPARTMENT   JOHN DAVIN DEPUTY CHIEF, BROOKLYN &...

  • new york
  • brooklyn
  • bergen beach
  • fdny
  • 1932

The Medway Plan

"The Medway Plan"   USS Charleston Bounty This plaque recognizes the spirit of generosity displayed by the citizens of Charleston, SC for the liberated peoples of Europe in the years immediately...

"The Medway Plan"   USS Charleston Bounty This plaque recognizes the spirit of generosity displayed by the citizens of Charleston, SC for the liberated peoples of Europe in the years immediately...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • world war ii
  • 1948
  • france
  • flers

US Custom House, Charleston, South Carolina

ENTERED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES OCTOBER 9, 1974   U. S. CUSTOM HOUSE CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA AMMI BURNHAM YOUNG E. B. WHITE ARCHITECTS   1853 THIS PROPERTY SIGNIFICANTLY...

ENTERED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES OCTOBER 9, 1974   U. S. CUSTOM HOUSE CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA AMMI BURNHAM YOUNG E. B. WHITE ARCHITECTS   1853 THIS PROPERTY SIGNIFICANTLY...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • custom house
  • e.b. white
  • ammi burnham young
  • 1853
  • 1976
  • gerald ford
  • jack eckerd

The Site of Craven Bastion

THE SITE OF CRAVEN BASTION   THE PLAN OF   CHARLES TOWN   PREPARED BY EDWARD CRISP ABOUT 1704, GIVES THE   LOCATION OF THE SEVERAL BASTIONS  ____   DESIGNATED AN HISTORIC CUSTOM HOUSE US...

THE SITE OF CRAVEN BASTION   THE PLAN OF   CHARLES TOWN   PREPARED BY EDWARD CRISP ABOUT 1704, GIVES THE   LOCATION OF THE SEVERAL BASTIONS  ____   DESIGNATED AN HISTORIC CUSTOM HOUSE...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • edward crisp
  • 1704
  • 1922

The Site of Carteret Bastion

THE SITE OF   CARTERET BASTION   THE PLAN OF   CHARLES TOWN   PREPARED BY EDWARD CRISP ABOUT 1704, GIVES THE LOCATION OF THE SEVERAL BASTIONS     PLACED BY THE CITY OF CHARLESTON   JULY...

THE SITE OF   CARTERET BASTION   THE PLAN OF   CHARLES TOWN   PREPARED BY EDWARD CRISP ABOUT 1704, GIVES THE LOCATION OF THE SEVERAL BASTIONS   PLACED BY THE CITY OF CHARLESTON  ...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • carteret bastion
  • charles town
  • 1704
  • edward crisp
  • 1940

Hibernian Society

HIBERNIAN SOCIETY FOUNDED MARCH 17 1801MET IN CORBETT'S TAVERN UNTIL CONSTRUCTION OF THIS HALL DEDICATED 1841 LONG A CENTER OF CIVIC LIFE IN DISASTERS AS IN PROSPERITY ITS PRESIDENTS ALTERNATE...

HIBERNIAN SOCIETY FOUNDED MARCH 17 1801MET IN CORBETT'S TAVERN UNTIL CONSTRUCTION OF THIS HALL DEDICATED 1841 LONG A CENTER OF CIVIC LIFE IN DISASTERS AS IN PROSPERITY ITS PRESIDENTS ALTERNATE...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • irish
  • 1801
  • 1841

Hibernian Hall

HIBERNIAN HALL HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A   NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK   THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   1974   NATIONAL PARK...

HIBERNIAN HALL HAS BEEN DESIGNATED A   NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK   THIS SITE POSSESSES NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE IN COMMEMORATING THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   1974   NATIONAL...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • landmark
  • irish
  • national par...
  • 1974

George Washington, Washington Square, Charleston

George Washington was born in Virginia on February 22, 1732. As a boy, he excelled in field sports, and though his formal education was limited, he exhibited skill in mathematics and surveying. In...

George Washington was born in Virginia on February 22, 1732. As a boy, he excelled in field sports, and though his formal education was limited, he exhibited skill in mathematics and surveying....

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • george washington
  • 1732
  • 1781
  • 1787
  • 1789
  • 1791
  • 1792
  • 1799

Memorial Tree George Washington

MEMORIAL TREE GEORGE WASHINGTON 1732-1932 PLANTED BY CITY OF CHARLESTON MARKED BY REBECCA MOTTE, CHAPTER, D.A.R.Submitted by @lampbane

MEMORIAL TREE GEORGE WASHINGTON 1732-1932 PLANTED BY CITY OF CHARLESTON MARKED BY REBECCA MOTTE, CHAPTER, D.A.R.Submitted by @lampbane

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • george washington
  • 1732
  • 1932

George Washington Returns to Charleston

George Washington Returns to Charleston   In 1881, on the 100-year anniversary of General Cornwallis' surrender to General Washington at Yorktown, the city of Charleston renamed its first public...

George Washington Returns to Charleston   In 1881, on the 100-year anniversary of General Cornwallis' surrender to General Washington at Yorktown, the city of Charleston renamed its first public...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • george washington
  • 1881
  • william westmoreland
  • 1999

CO A 25th Regiment SCV

CO A   25TH REGIMENT SCV   WHERE SOME BENEATH VIRGINIAN WILLS   AND SOME BY GREEN ATLANTIC RILLS   SOME BY THE WATERS OF THE WEST   A MYRIAD UNKNOWN HEROES REST   AND WE CAN ONLY DIMLY CUESS  ...

CO A   25TH REGIMENT SCV   WHERE SOME BENEATH VIRGINIAN WILLS   AND SOME BY GREEN ATLANTIC RILLS   SOME BY THE WATERS OF THE WEST   A MYRIAD UNKNOWN HEROES REST   AND WE CAN ONLY DIMLY CUESS WHAT...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • us army
  • ross james

CO A Hampton Legion Infantry

CO A   HAMPTON LEGION INF'TRY   AND SHE POINTS WITH TREMULOUS HAND BELOW   TO THE WASTED AND WORN ARRAY   OF THE HEROES WHO STROVE IN THE MORNING CLOW   OF THE GRANDEUR THAT CROWNED THE GRAY  ...

CO A   HAMPTON LEGION INF'TRY   AND SHE POINTS WITH TREMULOUS HAND BELOW   TO THE WASTED AND WORN ARRAY   OF THE HEROES WHO STROVE IN THE MORNING CLOW   OF THE GRANDEUR THAT CROWNED THE GRAY...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • civil war

CO B 25th Regiment SCV

CO B   25TH REGIMENT SCV   FURL THAT BANNER TRUE 'TIS GORY   BUT 'TIS WREATHED AROUND WITH GLORY   AND TWILL LIVE IN SONG AND STORY   THOUGH ITS FOLDS ARE IN THE DUST   FOR ITS FAME ON BRIGHTEST...

CO B   25TH REGIMENT SCV   FURL THAT BANNER TRUE 'TIS GORY   BUT 'TIS WREATHED AROUND WITH GLORY   AND TWILL LIVE IN SONG AND STORY   THOUGH ITS FOLDS ARE IN THE DUST   FOR ITS FAME ON...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • us army
  • civil war

The Rev. Stephen N. Katsouros, S.J.

THE REV. STEPHEN N. KATSOUROS, S.J. "FRONT STEPS"   A GIFT FROM LOYOLA SCHOOL'S FACULTY, STAFF, ADMINISTRATION AND THE CLASS OF 2011   IN RECOGNITION OF FR. KATSOUROS'S REMARKABLE YEARS AS LOYOLA...

THE REV. STEPHEN N. KATSOUROS, S.J. "FRONT STEPS" A GIFT FROM LOYOLA SCHOOL'S FACULTY, STAFF, ADMINISTRATION AND THE CLASS OF 2011   IN RECOGNITION OF FR. KATSOUROS'S REMARKABLE YEARS AS LOYOLA...

  • new york
  • manhattan
  • loyola school
  • stephen katsouros
  • 2011

The Walled City of Charles Town

THE WALLED CITY OF CHARLES TOWN   In 1670 English men and women established the Carolina settlement at Albemarle Point on the Ashley River, the present-day site of Charles Towne Landing State...

THE WALLED CITY OF CHARLES TOWN   In 1670 English men and women established the Carolina settlement at Albemarle Point on the Ashley River, the present-day site of Charles Towne Landing...

  • south carolina
  • charleston
  • charles town
  • 1670
  • 1711
  • 1784