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

Burke J. Welsh

Burke J. Welsh 1948 - 2005 Expert Backhoe Operator South Bend Fire Department 1975-1993 Lifetime Community Volunteer and Lifelong Friend

Burke J. Welsh 1948 - 2005 Expert Backhoe Operator South Bend Fire Department 1975-1993 Lifetime Community Volunteer and Lifelong Friend

    Dismal Nitch

      Lindsley

        U.S. Columbia River Quarantine Station

        • pesthouse
        • ellis island
        • plague

        Seaside Promenade

          The Development of RenderMan for Photorealistic Graphics, 1981-1988

            Oregon Geology

              Give Bees a Chance

                Pastor Larry & Janet Stomp

                  Ralph Fasanella, "Subway Riders"

                  Ralph Fasanella   Subway Riders 1950 Oil on canvas   "I'd ride the subway every day, back and forth to my machine shop job. I'd ride and ride and sketch and sketch. I love the subway. It pulls the...

                  Ralph Fasanella   Subway Riders 1950 Oil on canvas   "I'd ride the subway every day, back and forth to my machine shop job. I'd ride and ride and sketch and sketch. I love the subway. It pulls...

                  • new york
                  • manhattan
                  • midtown
                  • art
                  • mta
                  • ralph fasanella
                  • 1950

                  Rapkin-Gayle Plaza

                  RAPKIN-GAYLE PLAZA   What was here before?   Lenapehoking, the homelands of the Lenape, encompassed territory from Connecticut to Delaware. The village of Sapokanikan stood northwest of here near...

                  RAPKIN-GAYLE PLAZA   What was here before?   Lenapehoking, the homelands of the Lenape, encompassed territory from Connecticut to Delaware. The village of Sapokanikan stood northwest of here near...

                  • new york
                  • manhattan
                  • soho
                  • park
                  • nicholas bayard
                  • chester rapkin
                  • margot gayle
                  • 1685
                  • 1852
                  • 1925
                  • 1955
                  • 2010
                  • 2022

                  Captain Robert Gray

                    P.S. 82 Playground

                    P.S. 82 Playground   This Playground made possible by the generous support of:   New York City Council Member James F. Gennaro   September, 2010 Submitted by @lampbane

                    P.S. 82 Playground   This Playground made possible by the generous support of:   New York City Council Member James F. Gennaro   September, 2010 Submitted by @lampbane

                    • new york
                    • queens
                    • jamaica
                    • school
                    • playground
                    • james f. gennaro
                    • 2010

                    The Old Stone Church, Queens

                    AT THE HEAD OF THIS STREET KNOWN IN COLONIAL DAYS AS MEETING HOUSE LANE STOOD THE OLD STONE CHURCH, USED AS A PLACE OF WORSHIP FROM 1699 TO 1815, AND AS A PRISON IN 1776 BY THE BRITISH. ............

                    AT THE HEAD OF THIS STREET KNOWN IN COLONIAL DAYS AS MEETING HOUSE LANE STOOD THE OLD STONE CHURCH, USED AS A PLACE OF WORSHIP FROM 1699 TO 1815, AND AS A PRISON IN 1776 BY THE BRITISH....

                    • new york
                    • queens
                    • jamaica
                    • rufus king
                    • 1699
                    • 1815
                    • 1776

                    Jamaica Avenue Clock

                    THIS ELEGANT, DOUBLE-FACED POST CLOCK, ORIGINALLY INSTALLED AROUND THE TURN OF THE 20th CENTURY AT 161-11 JAMAICA AVENUE, WAS MANUFACTURED BY THE SELF-WINDING CLOCK COMPANY OF CLINTON HILL,...

                    THIS ELEGANT, DOUBLE-FACED POST CLOCK, ORIGINALLY INSTALLED AROUND THE TURN OF THE 20th CENTURY AT 161-11 JAMAICA AVENUE, WAS MANUFACTURED BY THE SELF-WINDING CLOCK COMPANY OF CLINTON...

                    • new york
                    • queens
                    • jamaica
                    • clock
                    • 1981
                    • 1989
                    • 2021

                    The 175th Anniversary of the Long Island Railroad

                    Commemorating THE 175th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD 1834 to 2009   This plaque was presented at Jamaica, NY on April 24, 2009 In grateful recognition of the long-term friendship...

                    Commemorating THE 175th ANNIVERSARY OF THE LONG ISLAND RAIL ROAD 1834 to 2009   This plaque was presented at Jamaica, NY on April 24, 2009 In grateful recognition of the long-term...

                    • new york
                    • queens
                    • jamaica
                    • long island
                    • lirr
                    • railroad
                    • train
                    • station
                    • 1834
                    • 2009

                    Yerxa's Discovery

                    County of RiversideHistorical Marker No. 054Yerxa's DiscoveryCabot Yerxa, veteran of the Alaska Gold Rush of 1898, homesteaded 160 acres near here in 1913. By a hand-dug well, he discovered the...

                    County of RiversideHistorical Marker No. 054Yerxa's DiscoveryCabot Yerxa, veteran of the Alaska Gold Rush of 1898, homesteaded 160 acres near here in 1913. By a hand-dug well, he discovered the...

                      Cabot A. Yerxa

                      Desert Hot Springs Historical LandmarkCabot A. Yerxa, 1883-1965The home of Cabot A. Yerxa, pioneer desert homesteader in 1913. Discoverer of the natural hot mineral water in 1914. Founder and...

                      Desert Hot Springs Historical LandmarkCabot A. Yerxa, 1883-1965The home of Cabot A. Yerxa, pioneer desert homesteader in 1913. Discoverer of the natural hot mineral water in 1914. Founder...

                        Joyce Saunders Patterson

                        Joyce Saunders Patterson 9/18/30 - 6/12/07 Friend, Neighbor, Missed

                        Joyce Saunders Patterson 9/18/30 - 6/12/07 Friend, Neighbor, Missed

                        • patterson
                        • neighbor

                        In Recognition of Middle Easter Cultures and People City of Davis 2009