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

Highworth Remembers the Service of Rex Warneford

Submitted by @theonlymfkirke

Submitted by @theonlymfkirke

  • wwi

The People of Castle Eaton

Submitted by @theonlymfkirke

Submitted by @theonlymfkirke

  • wwii

First Forcible Resistance to British Aggression

Here on the 19 of April 1775 was made the first forcible resistance to British aggression. On the opposite bank stood the American Militia. Here stood the Invading Army and on this spot the first...

Here on the 19 of April 1775 was made the first forcible resistance to British aggression. On the opposite bank stood the American Militia. Here stood the Invading Army and on this spot the...

    Baldwin Street, the Steepest Street in the World

    Submitted by @_marty_k

    Submitted by @_marty_k

      Berryville Wagon Train Raid

      On Aug. 13, 1864, Mosby’s rangers attacked the end of the Union supply train outside Berryville, Va. They captured valuable supplies, wagons, and animals that day, much to the dismay of the...

      On Aug. 13, 1864, Mosby’s rangers attacked the end of the Union supply train outside Berryville, Va. They captured valuable supplies, wagons, and animals that day, much to the dismay of...

      • 1864 campaign
      • shenandoah valley

      The Sully Mansion

      Submitted by @mcboingboing

      Submitted by @mcboingboing

        Sir Richard's Landing

        Submitted by @averyj

        Submitted by @averyj

        • watertown
        • 1630
        • gerry's landing
        • elmwood

        DeKalb County Courthouse

        Georgia makes it a crime to move or eliminate monuments to the fight for slavery So my hometown, left with no other option, put up this sign for context. Submitted by @ASFleischman

        Georgia makes it a crime to move or eliminate monuments to the fight for slavery So my hometown, left with no other option, put up this sign for context. Submitted by @ASFleischman

          September 11, 2001 -- Emma E. Booker Elementary

          September 11, 2001This Plaque Designates the Site Where President George W. Bush Learned Of The Terrorist Attacks On Our Country

          September 11, 2001This Plaque Designates the Site Where President George W. Bush Learned Of The Terrorist Attacks On Our Country

            War of 1812 British Raid Hopkinton NY

                      British RaidIn Feb. 1814, British troopsraided this village, seizing   300 barrels of flour ofU.S. Gov. and stored in barnsof Col. Hopkins near the brookState Education Department...

                      British RaidIn Feb. 1814, British troopsraided this village, seizing   300 barrels of flour ofU.S. Gov. and stored in barnsof Col. Hopkins near the brookState Education...

            • war
            • raid
            • war of 1812
            • hopkinton
            • military
            • 1814
            • alan r reno

            Skevington Crossing

            • 1990
            • 1997
            • flood
            • 2001
            • suspension bridge

            Ohlone Park Mural

              Sea and Skyline

                Rear Admiral Daniel Judson Callaghan

                  Julie Weir

                    Alaska Airlines

                      Harnessing of the Atom Totem Pole

                        First Chartered College in California

                        This plaque marks the original site of the first Chartered College in California. It was Chartered as the California Wesleyan College on July 10, 1851. The following year the name was changed to...

                        This plaque marks the original site of the first Chartered College in California. It was Chartered as the California Wesleyan College on July 10, 1851. The following year the name was changed...

                        • santa clara
                        • california
                        • ca
                        • college
                        • university

                        Tulane Stadium

                        Tulane Stadium was the original home of the National Football League's New Orleans Saints from 1967-1974. The Saints' first regular season game was held on September 17, 1967. Most notable for...

                        Tulane Stadium was the original home of the National Football League's New Orleans Saints from 1967-1974. The Saints' first regular season game was held on September 17, 1967. Most notable...

                        • louisiana
                        • sports
                        • new orleans

                        H. Sophie Newcomb College

                        Founded 1886 as the Coordinate Women's College of Tulane University by Josephine Louise Le Mommier Newcomb (1816-1901) in memory of her daughter Harriott Sophie Newcomb (1855-1870). Originally...

                        Founded 1886 as the Coordinate Women's College of Tulane University by Josephine Louise Le Mommier Newcomb (1816-1901) in memory of her daughter Harriott Sophie Newcomb (1855-1870)....

                        • louisiana
                        • education
                        • arts