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

Bridge Deck Aerodynamics

Submitted by mollyocr

Submitted by mollyocr

  • san francisco
  • bay area
  • california
  • golden gate
  • tacoma narrows
  • aerodynamics

The Kemmons Wilson Holiday Inn Story

Submitted by Sheila Paske. 

Submitted by Sheila Paske. 

    The River Lines

      Site of Shelby County Geographical Center

      This site designated as The Geographical Center Of Shelby County Erected By The Bartlett Historical Society July 4, 1986 Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

      This site designated as The Geographical Center Of Shelby County Erected By The Bartlett Historical Society July 4, 1986 Submitted from the Shelby County Register's Office.

      • shelby county
      • tennessee

      A Cherished Shrine of Methodism

      A CHERISHED SHRINE OF METHODISM NEWBURY SEMINARY 1834 - 1868  LOCATED ON "THE GREEN" SOUTH OF THIS SITE THIS SEMINARY HOUSED THE FIRST METHODIST THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL IN AMERICA FROM THIS SEMINARY...

      A CHERISHED SHRINE OF METHODISM NEWBURY SEMINARY 1834 - 1868  LOCATED ON "THE GREEN" SOUTH OF THIS SITE THIS SEMINARY HOUSED THE FIRST METHODIST THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL IN AMERICA FROM THIS SEMINARY...

      • newbury
      • vermont
      • methodism
      • theological school

      Site of Original Flagstaff

      SITE OF ORIGINAL FLAGSTAFF WHERE THE AMERICAN FLAG WAS FIRST RAISED BY COMMODORE JOHN DRAKE SLOAT ON JULY 7TH 1846 TAKING POSSESSION OF CALIFORNIA IN THE NAME OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LATER...

      SITE OF ORIGINAL FLAGSTAFF WHERE THE AMERICAN FLAG WAS FIRST RAISED BY COMMODORE JOHN DRAKE SLOAT ON JULY 7TH 1846 TAKING POSSESSION OF CALIFORNIA IN THE NAME OF THE UNITED STATES OF...

      • monterey
      • california
      • 1846
      • 1848
      • sloat
      • flagstaff
      • hidalgo
      • taking possession of

      Clar Oibriucain Reigiuin and Deiscrit agus an Oirthi

      • dublin
      • ireland

      Linn Park History

      Submitted by @LostToHistory

      Submitted by @LostToHistory

      • birmingham
      • alabama
      • linn
      • linn park

      Samuel Ullman

      From the old Ullman High School in Birmingham, AL. Now located on the UAB campus as part of athletics.  Submitted by @LostToHistory

      From the old Ullman High School in Birmingham, AL. Now located on the UAB campus as part of athletics.  Submitted by @LostToHistory

      • birmingham
      • alabama
      • ullman
      • poet
      • learning

      Charles Linn

      @readtheplaque https://t.co/Jzi38OgwP8 Tweet Submitted by @LostToHistory

      @readtheplaque https://t.co/Jzi38OgwP8 Tweet Submitted by @LostToHistory

      • birmingham
      • alabama
      • linn
      • multiple sclerosis
      • 1814
      • 1882
      • finland
      • magic city

      Linn Park War Memorials

      Submitted by @LostToHistory

      Submitted by @LostToHistory

      • birmingham
      • alabama
      • revolutionary war
      • wwi
      • armistice day
      • 1923
      • 1776
      • 1912

      In Memory of George Washington

      THIS TREE PLANTED IN MEMORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON  From 1932, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Washington's birth. Linn Park, Birmingham, AL. Submitted by @LostToHistory

      THIS TREE PLANTED IN MEMORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON  From 1932, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Washington's birth. Linn Park, Birmingham, AL. Submitted by @LostToHistory

      • birmingham
      • alabama
      • george washington
      • washington
      • tree

      Yermol Fountain

      • fountain
      • sacramento
      • california
      • garden

      The Sleeping Sentinel

      IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM SCOTT THE SLEEPING SENTINEL PARDONED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN SEPT 9TH 1861 BORN ON THIS FARM APR. 9TH, 1839. ENL. IN Co. K, 3RD. VT. VOL. JULY 10TH, 1861. DIED OF WOUNDS AT...

      IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM SCOTT THE SLEEPING SENTINEL PARDONED BY ABRAHAM LINCOLN SEPT 9TH 1861 BORN ON THIS FARM APR. 9TH, 1839. ENL. IN Co. K, 3RD. VT. VOL. JULY 10TH, 1861. DIED OF WOUNDS...

      • vermont
      • groton
      • civil war
      • sleeping
      • lincoln

      The Jackson Street Colonnade

      A SYMBOL OF FRIENDSHIP

      A SYMBOL OF FRIENDSHIP

      • seattle
      • washington
      • colonnade
      • comic sans

      In Memory of Dennis McLean O'Brien

      IN MEMORY OF  DENNIS McLEAN O'BRIAN  BY HIS PARENTS --- RENOVATION  BY  ROBERT L. COON, SCULPTOR 2003 O'Brien was an artist who died about 15 years ago. Grew up in Vero Beach, moved on to Chicago....

      IN MEMORY OF  DENNIS McLEAN O'BRIAN  BY HIS PARENTS --- RENOVATION  BY  ROBERT L. COON, SCULPTOR 2003 O'Brien was an artist who died about 15 years ago. Grew up in Vero Beach, moved on to Chicago....

      • vero beach
      • florida
      • horse

      In Tribute to Chiura Obata

      BERKELEY HISTORY "IN TRIBUTE TO CHIURA OBATA" 1885 – 1975 (小圃 千浦)  Always go with nature, anywhere, in any circumstance, with gratitude. The renowned and highly respected Japanese American artist...

      BERKELEY HISTORY "IN TRIBUTE TO CHIURA OBATA" 1885 – 1975 (小圃 千浦)  Always go with nature, anywhere, in any circumstance, with gratitude. The renowned and highly respected Japanese American...

      • berkeley
      • california
      • bay area
      • obata
      • painting
      • wwii
      • internment
      • tanforan
      • concentration camps

      Boyd's Inn

      BOYD'S INN, AT WHICH D. SAMUEL JOHNSON ARRIVED IN EDINBURGH, 14 AUGUST 1773, ON HIS MEMORABLE TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES OCCUPIED THE LARGER PART OF THE SITE OF THIS BUILDING Submitted by...

      BOYD'S INN, AT WHICH D. SAMUEL JOHNSON ARRIVED IN EDINBURGH, 14 AUGUST 1773, ON HIS MEMORABLE TOUR TO THE HEBRIDES OCCUPIED THE LARGER PART OF THE SITE OF THIS BUILDING Submitted...

      • johnson
      • boswell
      • inn
      • hebrides
      • edinburgh
      • scotland

      Bodies of Heroes Slain at the Alamo Were Burned

      ON THIS SPOT BODIES OF HEROES SLAIN AT THE ALAMO WERE BURNED ON A FUNERAL PYRE FRAGMENTS OF THE BODIES WERE AFTERWARD BURIED HERE THIS TABLET IS THE GIFT OF RELATIVES OF GREEN B. JEMISION AND OF...

      ON THIS SPOT BODIES OF HEROES SLAIN AT THE ALAMO WERE BURNED ON A FUNERAL PYRE FRAGMENTS OF THE BODIES WERE AFTERWARD BURIED HERE THIS TABLET IS THE GIFT OF RELATIVES OF GREEN B. JEMISION AND...

      • san antonio
      • texas
      • alamo
      • funeral pyres

      The Opening of the Kipling Subway Station

      BOROUGH OF ETOBICOKE  TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF THE KIPLING SUBWAY STATION NOVEMBER 21, 1980 Submitted by @ScenesFromACity

      BOROUGH OF ETOBICOKE  TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF THE KIPLING SUBWAY STATION NOVEMBER 21, 1980 Submitted by @ScenesFromACity

      • toronto
      • ontario
      • canada
      • etobicoke
      • kipling
      • subway