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

Joseph Bloor

Submitted by @Liza_Poulos

Submitted by @Liza_Poulos

    STOOM DIAMANTSLIJPERLI

    DE EERSTE STEEN DEZER STOOM DIAMANTSLIJPERIJ IS GELEGD DOOR DEN HEER H. J. BOAS 2 AUGUSTUS 1878

    DE EERSTE STEEN DEZER STOOM DIAMANTSLIJPERIJ IS GELEGD DOOR DEN HEER H. J. BOAS 2 AUGUSTUS 1878

      Colorado Avenue Viaduct

      Submitted by @Ritterton

      Submitted by @Ritterton

        Clara's Climb

        CLARA'S CLIMBWinnipeg-born cyclist and speed skater Clara Hughes passed this lookout hundreds of times as she trained to become Canada's most accomplished Olympian. In 1991, at age 19, Hughes...

        CLARA'S CLIMBWinnipeg-born cyclist and speed skater Clara Hughes passed this lookout hundreds of times as she trained to become Canada's most accomplished Olympian. In 1991, at age 19,...

        • clara hughes
        • olympics
        • sports
        • olympian
        • cycling
        • speed skating
        • athlete
        • athletics

        Peace Memorial School

        PEACE MEMORIAL SCHOOL 1919-2003 Peace Memorial School was built in 1919 on donated land in the former Township of Barton, County of Wentworth. This school was named as a tribute to those who died...

        PEACE MEMORIAL SCHOOL 1919-2003 Peace Memorial School was built in 1919 on donated land in the former Township of Barton, County of Wentworth. This school was named as a tribute to those who died...

        • education
        • peace
        • memorial
        • school

        Charlie Musselwhite

          La Ciudad de Cordoba a los Enamorados el Poeta Ibn Zaydun y la Princesa Valada 1971

            Collierville The Original Village

            In this area and to the east, lies the original town site of Collierville. The lands that were destined to become Collierville traveled through many periods of history before the village was...

            In this area and to the east, lies the original town site of Collierville. The lands that were destined to become Collierville traveled through many periods of history before the village...

            • shelby county
            • tennessee

            Major General William Riddell Birdwood

              Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower

              This is the only fire tower still standing in all of Indiana. Submitted by rpatrickdelaney

              This is the only fire tower still standing in all of Indiana. Submitted by rpatrickdelaney

                Cortona ricorda i suio garibaldini

                  THE MORRIS CANAL

                  THE MORRIS CANAL THIS WATERWAY, CONCEIVED IN THE 1820'S, LINKED PENNSYLVANIA'S COAL FIELDS, NEW JERSEY'S IRON INDUSTRY AND NEW YORK'S COMMERCIAL MARKETS FOR 100 YEARS IT FLOWED BETWEEN THE...

                  THE MORRIS CANAL THIS WATERWAY, CONCEIVED IN THE 1820'S, LINKED PENNSYLVANIA'S COAL FIELDS, NEW JERSEY'S IRON INDUSTRY AND NEW YORK'S COMMERCIAL MARKETS FOR 100 YEARS IT FLOWED BETWEEN...

                    The Poudre River Trail

                      Cache la Poudre River National Heritage Area

                        Josiah Flagg

                        IN THIS CHURCHYARD IS BURIED JOSIAH FLAGG 1763-1816   FIRST NATIVE BORN AMERICAN TO MAKE DENTISTRY HIS LIFE'S WORK AND THE FIRST TO CARRY TO ANY FOREIGN LAND EVIDENCE OF AMERICAN DENTAL PROGRESS...

                        IN THIS CHURCHYARD IS BURIED JOSIAH FLAGG 1763-1816   FIRST NATIVE BORN AMERICAN TO MAKE DENTISTRY HIS LIFE'S WORK AND THE FIRST TO CARRY TO ANY FOREIGN LAND EVIDENCE OF AMERICAN DENTAL PROGRESS...

                        • south carolina
                        • charleston
                        • josiah flagg
                        • grave
                        • cemetery
                        • dentistry
                        • 1763
                        • 1816
                        • 1955

                        The First Fort Des Moines

                        This barracks well marks the first Fort Desmoines and was used by a detachment of Dragoons stationed here Sept 25-1834 to June 18-1837

                        This barracks well marks the first Fort Desmoines and was used by a detachment of Dragoons stationed here Sept 25-1834 to June 18-1837

                        • iowa
                        • lee county

                        1861-1865 G.A.R.

                        1861-1865  G.A.R.  One Country, One Flag, One Language

                        1861-1865  G.A.R.  One Country, One Flag, One Language

                        • g.a.r.
                        • iowa
                        • civil war

                        Keokuk National Cemetery

                        Civil War KeokukKeokuk, Iowa, was a staging and training ground for seven Union regiments. The first soldiers mustered in at Camp Ellsworth in May 1861. Later, camps Rankin, Halleck, and Lincoln...

                        Civil War KeokukKeokuk, Iowa, was a staging and training ground for seven Union regiments. The first soldiers mustered in at Camp Ellsworth in May 1861. Later, camps Rankin, Halleck, and Lincoln...

                        • iowa
                        • keokuk
                        • lee county
                        • national cemetery
                        • veterans

                        Water Route to Indian Territory

                        This was a remote stretch of the Mississippi River when steamboats of Cherokee passed by on their way west to Indian Territory on the water route of the Trail of Tears. River traffic in 1838 was...

                        This was a remote stretch of the Mississippi River when steamboats of Cherokee passed by on their way west to Indian Territory on the water route of the Trail of Tears. River traffic in 1838 was...

                        • missouri
                        • trail of tears
                        • native american

                        COL RAYNAL C. BOLLING S.C. USA.

                        THIS GROVE IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF COL RAYNAL C. BOLLING S.C. USA. LAWYER PATRIOT SOLDIER BORN 1 SEPT. 1872 AT HOT SPRINGS ARKANSAS KILLED IN ACTION DURING THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE NEAR AMIENS...

                        THIS GROVE IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF COL RAYNAL C. BOLLING S.C. USA. LAWYER PATRIOT SOLDIER BORN 1 SEPT. 1872 AT HOT SPRINGS ARKANSAS KILLED IN ACTION DURING THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE NEAR...