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

Welcome to Manzanar

Submitted by Freda Lin.

Submitted by Freda Lin.

  • wwii
  • japanese internment
  • california

Devils Tower

Submitted by Debby Drake.

Submitted by Debby Drake.

  • wyoming
  • devils tower
  • close encounters

First Deadwood Gold Discovery

Submitted by Debby Drake. [Location approximate]

Submitted by Debby Drake. [Location approximate]

  • deadwood
  • south dakota
  • gold

Mt. Moriah Cemetary

Submitted by Debby Drake

Submitted by Debby Drake

  • cemetery
  • deadwood
  • moriah
  • wild bill hickock
  • calamity jane

Calamity Jane Grave Site

   Submitted by Debby Drake.

   Submitted by Debby Drake.

  • cemetery
  • deadwood
  • moriah
  • wild bill hickock
  • calamity jane

Wild Bill Hickock Grave Site

 Submitted by Debby Drake.

 Submitted by Debby Drake.

  • cemetery
  • deadwood
  • moriah
  • wild bill hickock
  • calamity jane

The Bugsy Building

On this site, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel's original Flamingo Hotel stood from December 26, 1946 until December 14, 1993. The hotel, which housed 77 rooms, including the notorious Mr. Siegel's "Bugsy...

On this site, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel's original Flamingo Hotel stood from December 26, 1946 until December 14, 1993. The hotel, which housed 77 rooms, including the notorious Mr. Siegel's...

  • las vegas
  • nevada
  • casino
  • resort
  • mob
  • bugsy siegel
  • benjamin siegel
  • flamingo hotel

Siegfried & Roy Dedication

Dedicated to Siegfried & Roy Masters of the Impossible, creators of an unprecedented phenomenon in the theatrical arts. As the pioneers of family entertainment in Las Vegas, they have changed the...

Dedicated to Siegfried & Roy Masters of the Impossible, creators of an unprecedented phenomenon in the theatrical arts. As the pioneers of family entertainment in Las Vegas, they have changed the...

  • las vegas
  • magic
  • magicians

Creation of Province of Saskatchewan

Province of Saskatchewan inauguration site. 

Province of Saskatchewan inauguration site. 

    The World Champion Rower Ned Hanlan Lived Here From 1892 to 1908

    User Actionlow Submitted by ‏@deptofhighfives

    User Actionlow Submitted by ‏@deptofhighfives

    • toronto
    • ontario
    • hanlan
    • rower

    Dakota (Sioux) Memorial 1862

      DAKOTA (SIOUX) MEMORIAL * 1862 The last act of the Minnesota Dakota (Sioux) War took place here in Mankato on December 26, 1862 when thirty-eight Dakota Indians died in a mass execution on this...

      DAKOTA (SIOUX) MEMORIAL * 1862 The last act of the Minnesota Dakota (Sioux) War took place here in Mankato on December 26, 1862 when thirty-eight Dakota Indians died in a mass execution on...

    • dakota
    • hangings
    • lincoln
    • minnesota
    • sioux
    • mankato

    Minnesota River Steamboating

    MINNESOTA RIVER STEAMBOATING Following the usual pattern of river town development, steamboating was essential for Mankato, from its founding in 1852 until the arrival of the first railroad in...

    MINNESOTA RIVER STEAMBOATING Following the usual pattern of river town development, steamboating was essential for Mankato, from its founding in 1852 until the arrival of the first railroad...

    • minnesota
    • steamboating
    • mankato
    • st. paul

    Anna Lee Fisher Astronoaut

     ANNA LEE FISHER ASTRONAUT  SAN PEDRO'S FIRST WOMAN IN SPACE ABOARD SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY NOV 8, 1984  PRESENTED BY AN ADMIRING COMMUNITYDEC 11, 1984 Submitted by @MNBrownlee .

     ANNA LEE FISHER ASTRONAUT  SAN PEDRO'S FIRST WOMAN IN SPACE ABOARD SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY NOV 8, 1984  PRESENTED BY AN ADMIRING COMMUNITYDEC 11, 1984 Submitted by @MNBrownlee .

    • astronaut
    • discovery
    • space shuttle

    Otis Barton's Bethoscope

    Submitted by @MNBrownlee .

    Submitted by @MNBrownlee .

    • 99pi
    • bethoscope
    • san pedro
    • california

    The First Emmy Awards

      Submitted by @MNBrownlee .

      Submitted by @MNBrownlee .

    • los angeles
    • hollywood
    • emmy

    Irene H. Canova Park

    "This beach side property was donated in 1996 to the citizens of Brevard County by Patricia Kosinski in loving memory of her mother,  Irene H. Canova. In 1922, as a young widow with her small...

    "This beach side property was donated in 1996 to the citizens of Brevard County by Patricia Kosinski in loving memory of her mother,  Irene H. Canova. In 1922, as a young widow with her...

    • florida
    • shells
    • homestead

    The Savoy Plaque

    Text: Here once stood the legendary Savoy Ballroom, a hothouse for the development of jazz in the Swing era. Visually dazzling and spacious, the Savoy nightly featured the finest jazz bands in the...

    Text: Here once stood the legendary Savoy Ballroom, a hothouse for the development of jazz in the Swing era. Visually dazzling and spacious, the Savoy nightly featured the finest jazz bands in the...

    • savoy
    • swing
    • lindy
    • lindy hop
    • dance
    • 30's
    • 40's
    • happy feet

    Hoboken City Hall

    Submitted by Bob Paske.

    Submitted by Bob Paske.

    • hoboken
    • city hall
    • beau arts
    • wwi

    Who Died During the Construction of this Reservoir

    This records that the reservoir was constructed for the Wakefield and District Waterworks and opened in 1957.   © Copyright Humphrey Bolton and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons...

    This records that the reservoir was constructed for the Wakefield and District Waterworks and opened in 1957.   © Copyright Humphrey Bolton and licensed for reuse under this Creative...

    • lowlands
    • water resources
    • plaque for o...
    • geograph
    • memorial plaque

    Carrie L. Hoyt

    Via Berkeleyside, Photo: Myra Wysinger. Berkeley's first female mayor. Short biography

    Via Berkeleyside, Photo: Myra Wysinger. Berkeley's first female mayor. Short biography

    • berkeley
    • california
    • bay area
    • mayor