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

Metropolitan Police

Submitted by @OnlyInBOS

Submitted by @OnlyInBOS

    Sir John Alexander MacDonald

    THIS HISTORIC PLAQUE MARKS THE SPOT WHERE SIR JOHN ALEXANDER MACDONALD (OUR FIRST PRIME MINISTER, FOUNDING FATHER, CITY COUNCILLOR, LAWYER. AND PROUD KINGSTONIAN) ROUTINELY RELIEVED HIMSELF AFTER...

    THIS HISTORIC PLAQUE MARKS THE SPOT WHERE SIR JOHN ALEXANDER MACDONALD (OUR FIRST PRIME MINISTER, FOUNDING FATHER, CITY COUNCILLOR, LAWYER. AND PROUD KINGSTONIAN) ROUTINELY RELIEVED HIMSELF AFTER...

      Gareth Jones

      Trilingual memorial to Gareth Jones in Old College at Aberystwyth UniversitySubmitted by @EquusontheBuses

      Trilingual memorial to Gareth Jones in Old College at Aberystwyth UniversitySubmitted by @EquusontheBuses

        Chicago Board of Trade

        Submitted by @cbotbuilding

        Submitted by @cbotbuilding

          Sigrid Schultz Pioneering Journalist, Broadcaster and Author

          In honor of Sigrid Schultz, 1893-1980 Pioneering Journalist, Broadcaster and Author At this location once stood the home of Sigrid Schultz. As the first female bureau chief of a major newspaper...

          In honor of Sigrid Schultz, 1893-1980 Pioneering Journalist, Broadcaster and Author At this location once stood the home of Sigrid Schultz. As the first female bureau chief of a major...

            Grape Island Residents

            Submitted by @ScottKirsner

            Submitted by @ScottKirsner

            • dangerous temper
            • seafood
            • cold island spring

            It Is Against the Law

            Submitted by @Paulsfenton

            Submitted by @Paulsfenton

              Alfred B. DelBello

              ALFRED B. DELBELLO 1934-2015 He made the right things happen YONKERS MAYOR WESTCHESTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE NEW YORK STATE LIEUTENANT GOVERNORSubmitted by @lampbane

              ALFRED B. DELBELLO 1934-2015 He made the right things happen YONKERS MAYOR WESTCHESTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE NEW YORK STATE LIEUTENANT GOVERNORSubmitted by @lampbane

              • yonkers
              • alfred delbello
              • 1934
              • 2015

              Barbara Segal - Muhheakantuck

              Barbara Segal Muhheakantuck (Muh-HEE-kan-tuck) "The River That Flows Two Ways" Cast aluminum Fabricated by Polich Art Works Commissioned and and owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts...

              Barbara Segal Muhheakantuck (Muh-HEE-kan-tuck) "The River That Flows Two Ways" Cast aluminum Fabricated by Polich Art Works Commissioned and and owned by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Arts...

              • yonkers
              • mta
              • metropolitan...
              • metro-north railroad
              • barbara segal
              • art

              Richard Tarr

                Mighty-Mac

                  Major Edward Edwin Howard Armstrong

                  MAJOR EDWIN HOWARD ARMSTRONG 1890-1954 "The Man Who Made Radio Sing"   YONKERS RESIDENT AND INVENTOR OF THE REGENERATIVE CIRCUIT, GREATLY STRENGTHENING RADIO SIGNALS AND MAKING THEM AUDIBLE TO THE...

                  MAJOR EDWIN HOWARD ARMSTRONG 1890-1954 "The Man Who Made Radio Sing"   YONKERS RESIDENT AND INVENTOR OF THE REGENERATIVE CIRCUIT, GREATLY STRENGTHENING RADIO SIGNALS AND MAKING THEM AUDIBLE TO THE...

                  • yonkers
                  • edwin armstrong
                  • 1890
                  • 1954
                  • radio
                  • 1912
                  • 1917
                  • 1933
                  • 1937

                  The 40th Street Parklet

                    Marine Park - Upland Environment

                    City of New YorkParks and Recreation1999Submitted by @lampbane

                    City of New YorkParks and Recreation1999Submitted by @lampbane

                    • brooklyn
                    • marine park
                    • salt marsh
                    • 1999

                    Gerritsen Creek - Saltmarsh

                    MARSH - UPLAND BORDERHIGH MARSHINTERTIDAL FLATGERRITSEN CREEKCity of New YorkParks & Recreation1999Submitted by @lampbane

                    MARSH - UPLAND BORDERHIGH MARSHINTERTIDAL FLATGERRITSEN CREEKCity of New YorkParks & Recreation1999Submitted by @lampbane

                    • brooklyn
                    • marine park
                    • salt marsh
                    • 1999

                    Who was stationed at Fort Randolph and how did they live?

                    Major General Kirby Smith chose five artillery batterie to be stationed at the forts. They were known as the Siege Train Battalion and consisted of the 26th, 27th and 31st regiments, and the 8th...

                    Major General Kirby Smith chose five artillery batterie to be stationed at the forts. They were known as the Siege Train Battalion and consisted of the 26th, 27th and 31st regiments, and the...

                    • louisiana
                    • civil war
                    • fort randolph

                    How was Fort Randolph built?

                    There are no detailed descriptions or illustrations of Fort Randoiph being built. However, it is known from historic al reports that earthwork forts were roughly circular in shape and had outer...

                    There are no detailed descriptions or illustrations of Fort Randoiph being built. However, it is known from historic al reports that earthwork forts were roughly circular in shape and had outer...

                    • louisiana
                    • civil war
                    • fortification

                    18th Century Cistern

                    This well dates from the first third of the 18th century. It was located on property which belonged to the Phillipse family of Phillipse Manor. The well originally extended down to the water...

                    This well dates from the first third of the 18th century. It was located on property which belonged to the Phillipse family of Phillipse Manor. The well originally extended down to the water...

                    • new york
                    • manhattan
                    • downtown manor
                    • well

                    Desertion and the end of the War

                    In March 1865, bad news reached the forts from other parts of the Confederacy. The worse news arrived on April 15; General Robert E Lee was forced to surrender to Brigadier General Ulysses S....

                    In March 1865, bad news reached the forts from other parts of the Confederacy. The worse news arrived on April 15; General Robert E Lee was forced to surrender to Brigadier General Ulysses S....

                    • louisiana
                    • civil war
                    • fortification

                    Why was Fort Randolph Built? Was there a third fort, Fort Alexandria?

                    Louisiana had suffered repeated invasions by the Union Army in 1863 and 1864. There were fears that a spring 1865 attack was going to be made. General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the...

                    Louisiana had suffered repeated invasions by the Union Army in 1863 and 1864. There were fears that a spring 1865 attack was going to be made. General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the...

                    • louisiana
                    • civil war
                    • forts
                    • fortification