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

The Faivre Building

    Tyndall Avenue Parking Structure

    • marlis j. davis

    Idaho Springs VFW Monument

      Original Riverfront Stagium Home Plate Location

      Original location of Riverfront Stadium Home Plate Home of Cincinnati Reds Baseball from 1970 through 2002 1970 National League Champions 1972 National League Champions 1975 World Series Champions...

      • ohio
      • cincinnati
      • cincinnati reds
      • sports

      Great Seal State Park

      History The hills where you stand were inspiration for the design of the Great Seal of then State of Ohio. The seal, first depicted in 1803, was often reconfigured until the present image...

      • ohio
      • ross county
      • chillicothe

      Hope Furnace

      1854-1874 One of 69 charcoal iron furnaces in the famous Hanging Rock Iron Region. Extending more than 100 miles from Logan, Ohio to Mt. Savage, Kentucky this area contained all...

      • ohio
      • iron furnace
      • vinton county

      Holding The Railroads

      The devastating Confederate defeats at Fort Donelson and Shiloh early in 1862 paved the way for the Federal occupation of railroad towns including Jackson, Trenton, Henderson, and Grand Junction....

      • tennessee
      • civil war
      • railroads

      Morgan's Last Raid

      On tragic last Kentucky raid, CSA Gen. John H. Morgan and Raiders entered state June 1, 1864, took Mt. Sterling June 8, lost it on 9th, took Lexington on 10th, and Cynthiana on 11th. USA under...

      • kentucky
      • morgan
      • civil war

      Covid-19 Pandemic Memorial Grove

      Governor Mike DeWine dedicated this site to honor the lives that were lost, the sacrifices, and the bravery of so many Ohioans to care for others during the COVID-19 Pandemic. May this...

      • ohio
      • covid
      • pandemic
      • ross county
      • chillicothe

      Great Gouse

      The 16th century town house of the Carnes of Nash and from 1767, the Franklens. 19th century: Great House School and Pharmacy

      • united kingdon
      • wales
      • cowbridge

      1953 Corvette

      This Corvette, one of 300 from its first year of production, has been meticulously restored. When owner Bill Mulder purchased this car in 2019, it was disassembled in 27 boxes! Restoration...

      • corvette
      • kentucky
      • 1953

      1955 V-8 Corvette

      Although the early Corvettes had sensational styling, their performance left drivers underwhelmed. As Corvette sales slumped in 1954, Zora Arkus-Duntov worked behind the scenes to improve...

      • corvette
      • kentucky
      • bowling green

      1978 25th Anniversary Corvette

      Of the 46,766 Corvettes produced in 1978, 15,283 were Silver Anniversary editions. The year 1978 marked the first year Corvette would pace the Indy 500 race. The original pace car paint...

      • corvette
      • kentucky
      • bowling green

      Scioto Trail Fire Tower

      Built in 1925, fire wardens and foresters used the 60-foot-tall Scioto Trail Fire Tower to spot blazes on Ohio lands. Ohio fire towers were staffed by lookouts and equipped with binoculars, maps,...

      • ohio
      • ross county
      • scioto trail park

      Freedom of Religion, 1649

      IN 1649 THERE WAS ENACTED HERE THE FIRST LAW ESTABLISHING FREEDOM OF RELIGION. TO KEEP ALIVE IN MEMORY OF THIS NOBLE ACT OF OUR FOUNDING FATHERS THE BAR ASSOCIATIONS OF PRINCE GEORGE'S,...

      • stmarys
      • maryland
      • religion
      • imageryan