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

The Lafayette Mall

The Lafayette Plaque was dedicated on Boston Common ninety-seven years ago today to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the return of Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette, to Boston, in...

The Lafayette Plaque was dedicated on Boston Common ninety-seven years ago today to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the return of Revolutionary War hero Marquis de Lafayette, to Boston, in...

    Cecy Krone

    IN MEMORY OF CECY KRONE DECEMBER 17, 1956 - SEPTEMBER 4, 1999 A BICYCLIST KILLED BY A DRUNK DRIVER LOVING DAUGHTER, SISTER AND AUNT, AVID CYCLIST, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST WORKING WITH LOCAL...

    IN MEMORY OF CECY KRONE DECEMBER 17, 1956 - SEPTEMBER 4, 1999 A BICYCLIST KILLED BY A DRUNK DRIVER LOVING DAUGHTER, SISTER AND AUNT, AVID CYCLIST, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST WORKING WITH...

      NIcaso School 1871

      Truth - Liberty - Toleration

      Truth - Liberty - Toleration

        Bill Soberanes

        BILL SOBERANES ARGUS COURIER COLUMNIST AND PEOPLEOLOGIST PETALUMA'S NUMBER ONE BOOSTER FOUNDER OF THE WORLD WRIST WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP AND NUMEROUS OTHER EVENTS. TRADE MARK - HE'S BEEN...

        BILL SOBERANES ARGUS COURIER COLUMNIST AND PEOPLEOLOGIST PETALUMA'S NUMBER ONE BOOSTER FOUNDER OF THE WORLD WRIST WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP AND NUMEROUS OTHER EVENTS. TRADE MARK - HE'S...

          Washoe House

          WASHOE HOUSE ERECTED 1859 LOCATED ON SPANISH GRANT ROBLAR DE LA MISERIA. THE PIONEER HOSTELRY WAS BUILT BY ROBERT AYRES AND SERVED AS A STAGE COACH STATION BETWEEN PETALUMA, SANTA ROSA AND BODEGA...

          WASHOE HOUSE ERECTED 1859 LOCATED ON SPANISH GRANT ROBLAR DE LA MISERIA. THE PIONEER HOSTELRY WAS BUILT BY ROBERT AYRES AND SERVED AS A STAGE COACH STATION BETWEEN PETALUMA, SANTA ROSA AND...

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            First Presbyterian Church, Alameda

              Chauncey Bailey Jr.

              1949 2007 IN MEMORY OF CHAUNCEY BAILEY JR. WHO, WITH DIGNITY AND DEDICATION TO JOURNALISM, SERVED AS SOMEONE WHO PRIORITIZED THE VOICES OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY IN OAKLAND, CA.

              1949 2007 IN MEMORY OF CHAUNCEY BAILEY JR. WHO, WITH DIGNITY AND DEDICATION TO JOURNALISM, SERVED AS SOMEONE WHO PRIORITIZED THE VOICES OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY IN OAKLAND, CA.

                The Windward Piers

                Submitted by @Ritterton

                Submitted by @Ritterton

                  Angelina Eberly

                  Submitted by agentFin

                  Submitted by agentFin

                    First Electrically Lighted City in the World

                    Wabash, IN: First Electrically Lighted City in the World and home to an Honest Abe statue. Submitted by MSKaltenmark

                    Wabash, IN: First Electrically Lighted City in the World and home to an Honest Abe statue. Submitted by MSKaltenmark

                      Beatrice Worsley

                      The pioneering Beatrice Worsley (1921-1972) wrote software for the first commercially-available computer, the Ferranti Mark I, at U of T in the 1950s. She’s the latest recipient of a Legacy plaque...

                      The pioneering Beatrice Worsley (1921-1972) wrote software for the first commercially-available computer, the Ferranti Mark I, at U of T in the 1950s. She’s the latest recipient of a Legacy plaque...

                        The Historic Cajon Canal

                        Submitted by @Ritterton

                        Submitted by @Ritterton

                          Gay Rights Demonstrations

                          GAY RIGHTS DEMONSTRATIONS July 4,1965-1969 Annual public demonstra- tions for gay and lesbian equality were held at Independence Hall. These peaceful protests and New York's Stonewall riots in...

                          GAY RIGHTS DEMONSTRATIONS July 4,1965-1969 Annual public demonstra- tions for gay and lesbian equality were held at Independence Hall. These peaceful protests and New York's Stonewall riots in...

                            Tommy Ramone Birthplace

                            Submitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson

                            Submitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson

                              Shelby Farms Park

                              Shelby Farms Park has a rich history as the former site of the Shelby County Penal Farm Across the slough used to be the largest ground silo in North America. It was so large that trucks and...

                              Shelby Farms Park has a rich history as the former site of the Shelby County Penal Farm Across the slough used to be the largest ground silo in North America. It was so large that trucks and...

                                In Memory of Those Who Died for King and Country

                                AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE REMEMBER THEM Submitted by @bthubbard

                                AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE REMEMBER THEM Submitted by @bthubbard

                                  Assisi

                                    Carmelite Monastery - Bond Ranch

                                    "Buck lived at a big house in the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley. Judge Miller's place, it was called. It stood back from the road, half hidden among the trees, through which glimpses could be...

                                    "Buck lived at a big house in the sun-kissed Santa Clara Valley. Judge Miller's place, it was called. It stood back from the road, half hidden among the trees, through which glimpses could be...

                                      In Memory of Those Who Died Homeless In Our Vulture Republic

                                      Submitted by @tweetphelan

                                      Submitted by @tweetphelan