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

Albany High School

    Gate of the Virgin (ΠΥλΗ ΠΑΝΑΓΙΑC)

      Miriam's Bench In Memory of Miriam Gershenson

        CUT. OFF CIRCA LATE 1850's

        CUT OFF CIRCA LATE 1850'S TRACES OF A"CUT OFF" CANAL LINKING BAYOU LAFOURCHE WITH LAKE SALVADOR CAN BE SEEN TODAY. THOUGH NEVER SERVING ITS INTENDED PURPOSE AS A SHORT CUT TO NEW ORLANS, THE CANAL...

          Vera Mae Cowart

          In Loving Memory of Vera Mae Cowart From her caring came her courage Submitted by: Abby

          • bull creek
          • austin
          • texas

          Edison's Home, Glenmont

          Edison's Home, Glenmont In 1886 Thomas Edison bought Glenmont as a gift for his bride, Mina Miller. After moving in, Edison said that the 23-room Victorian mansion was "a great deal too nice for...

          • new jersey
          • orange
          • west orange
          • glenmont
          • thomas edison
          • 1886

          Llewellyn Park

          Llewellyn Park In 1853 New York merchant Llewellyn S. Haskell hired architect Alexander Jackson Davis to transform an old farmhouse on the eastern slope of Orange Mountain. Impressed with the...

          • new jersey
          • orange
          • west orange
          • glenmont
          • llewellyn park
          • 1853

          Women's Heritage Trail - Mina Miller Edison

          WOMEN'S Heritage Trail Mina Miller Edison was not content simply to be the wife of America's most famous inventor. As a devout Methodist, she firmly believed that each individual possesses the...

          • new jersey
          • orange
          • west orange
          • glenmont
          • llewellyn park
          • mina edison
          • thomas edison

          Thomas Edison, Chemist

          ACS Chemistry for Life National Historic Chemical Landmark Thomas Edison, Chemist Thomas Edison National Historical Park National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior West Orange,...

          • new jersey
          • orange
          • west orange
          • thomas edison
          • 1887
          • american che...
          • 2014

          Garage

          Garage Built in 1908 with Edison Portland Cement, construction of this garage gave Thomas Edison experience in using concrete as a building material. Although it was built with...

          • new jersey
          • orange
          • west orange
          • thomas edison
          • henry ford
          • 1922
          • 1902

          Replica of the Black Maria

          THIS BUILDING IS A REPLICA OF THE ORIGINAL "BLACK MARIA", THE WORLD'S FIRST MOTION PICTURE STUDIO DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THOMAS ALVA EDISON THE FOUNDER OF THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY....

          • new jersey
          • orange
          • west orange
          • thomas edison
          • 1954

          The Black Maria

          The Black Maria Thomas Edison's interest in motion pictures began with an idea "for an instrument that does for the Eye what the phonograph does for the Ear, which is the recording and...

          • new jersey
          • orange
          • west orange
          • thomas edison
          • william heise
          • william k.l. dickson
          • 1893
          • 1903

          Making Movies

          Making Movies Edison National Historic Site New Jersey National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior In 1893 the Black Maria became the world's first building constructed as a...

          • new jersey
          • orange
          • west orange
          • thomas edison
          • black maria
          • 1893
          • 1903
          • 1954

          Brendan Bryne

          CATCH THE ENERGY DOWNTOWN West Orange WEST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY BRENDAN BYRNE 1924-2018 BRENDAN BYRNE (1924-2018) GREW UP ON PROSPECT PLACE, ATTENDED KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE AT ST. JOHN'S...

          • new jersey
          • orange
          • west orange
          • brendan byrne
          • 1924
          • 2018

          New York Foundling Hospital

          NEW YORK FOUNDLING HOSPITAL FOUNDED 1869 Submitted by @lampbane

          • new york
          • manhattan
          • chelsea
          • hospital
          • 1869