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

Frieda Klussmann, the Cable Car Lady

Submitted by @Ritterton

Submitted by @Ritterton

  • cable car museum
  • frieda klussman
  • cable car
  • san francisco
  • nob hill
  • powell street

Sentier Rideau Trail

Submitted by Gilda Spitz.

Submitted by Gilda Spitz.

    First Post Office In California

    1849  FIRST POST OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA ESTABLISHED AT MONTEREY  The Pacific mail steamer, "California" arrived in Monterey on February 24, 1849. This exciting event brought the first mail to the...

    1849  FIRST POST OFFICE IN CALIFORNIA ESTABLISHED AT MONTEREY  The Pacific mail steamer, "California" arrived in Monterey on February 24, 1849. This exciting event brought the first mail to the...

    • monterey
    • california
    • mail
    • steamer

    Mother Lode Fair and Horse Show

    • legalized ho...
    • wagering
    • furtherance ...
    • earl warren

    Pony Express Wharf

    PONY EXPRESS WHARF  NEARBY WAS THE LOCATION OF THE BROADWAY WHARF. THE WHARF EXTENDED FROM BROADWAY AND DAVIS STREETS EAST TO THIS LOCATION. ALL OF THE PONY EXPRESS MAIL THAT WAS DELIVERED TO AND...

    PONY EXPRESS WHARF  NEARBY WAS THE LOCATION OF THE BROADWAY WHARF. THE WHARF EXTENDED FROM BROADWAY AND DAVIS STREETS EAST TO THIS LOCATION. ALL OF THE PONY EXPRESS MAIL THAT WAS DELIVERED TO...

    • pony express
    • wharf
    • san francisco

    Brisbane Rain Bank

    Plaque reads: 'RAIN BANK was officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh in the presence of The Honourable Anna Bligh MP Premier of...

    Plaque reads: 'RAIN BANK was officially opened by Her Majesty The Queen accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh in the presence of The Honourable Anna Bligh MP Premier of...

    • sustainability
    • water
    • brisbane
    • queensland
    • australia
    • queen
    • duke

    Church of the Saints James and Christopher

    Plaque reads: 'This church is the oldest architectonically  relevant building of the area. The tabernacle shaped facade, made in square stone ashlars, and the tiny walled-up door on the left flank...

    Plaque reads: 'This church is the oldest architectonically  relevant building of the area. The tabernacle shaped facade, made in square stone ashlars, and the tiny walled-up door on the left flank...

    • italy
    • tuscany
    • church
    • medieval

    In Memory of the Soldiers and Sailors of Klickitat County

    #stonehenge #columbiariver #explorewashingtonBuilt by US Senator #SamHill and it became a #WWI #warmemorial pic.twitter.com/GVvy0he5i7 — WeatherChanging (@Ritterton) October 15, 2017   Submitted...

    #stonehenge #columbiariver #explorewashingtonBuilt by US Senator #SamHill and it became a #WWI #warmemorial pic.twitter.com/GVvy0he5i7 — WeatherChanging (@Ritterton) October 15, 2017   Submitted...

      Tommy Roberts

      DEDICATED TO  THOMAS J. "TOMMY" ROBERTS  LABOR AND CIVIC LEADER, A DIRECTOR OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT SINCE 1934, FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE TO HIS FELLOW MAN  OCTOBER 19, 1952  CENTRAL...

      DEDICATED TO  THOMAS J. "TOMMY" ROBERTS  LABOR AND CIVIC LEADER, A DIRECTOR OF THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT SINCE 1934, FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE TO HIS FELLOW MAN  OCTOBER 19, 1952  CENTRAL...

      • park
      • alameda
      • 1934

      Sir Francis Drake

      On June 17, 1579 Francis Drake landed on these shores and took possession of the country, calling it Nova Albion.Dedicated June 17, 1950 Yerba Buena Chapter E Clampus VItus Submitted by Eric Goodill

      On June 17, 1579 Francis Drake landed on these shores and took possession of the country, calling it Nova Albion.Dedicated June 17, 1950 Yerba Buena Chapter E Clampus VItus Submitted by Eric Goodill

        National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Time Capsule

        National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Time Capsule1903 - 2003Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife RefugeCommitted February 15, 2003To be opened February 15, 2103 Submitted by Eric Goodill

        National Wildlife Refuge System Centennial Time Capsule1903 - 2003Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife RefugeCommitted February 15, 2003To be opened February 15, 2103 Submitted by Eric Goodill

          The CCC Builds Morro Bay State Park

          This plaque commemorates the time-honored accomplishments of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the development of Morro Bay State Park; A tradition carried on by the California Conservation...

          This plaque commemorates the time-honored accomplishments of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the development of Morro Bay State Park; A tradition carried on by the California Conservation...

            Bodie

            BodieGold was discovered here in 1859 by W. S. Bodey after whom the town was named. Once the most thriving metropolis of the Mono Country, Bodie's mines produced gold valued at more than 100...

            BodieGold was discovered here in 1859 by W. S. Bodey after whom the town was named. Once the most thriving metropolis of the Mono Country, Bodie's mines produced gold valued at more than...

              Return to Bodie

              Return to BodieDuring the California Gold Rush, E Clampus Vitus was a fraternal order and benevolence society for miners. It was rumored to be one of the secret societies in the town of Bodie...

              Return to BodieDuring the California Gold Rush, E Clampus Vitus was a fraternal order and benevolence society for miners. It was rumored to be one of the secret societies in the town of Bodie...

                The Mohave Road

                • ecv

                Nipton, California

                NIPTON THE TOWN OF NIPTON WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 9, 1905 WITH THE COMING OF THE FIRST TRAIN ON THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES AND SALT LAKE RAILROAD. ORIGINALLY CALLED NIPPENO CAMP...

                NIPTON THE TOWN OF NIPTON WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 9, 1905 WITH THE COMING OF THE FIRST TRAIN ON THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES AND SALT LAKE RAILROAD. ORIGINALLY CALLED NIPPENO...

                • ecv

                Lockheed P-3 Orion

                  Billy Martin

                  • berkeley high
                  • oakland oaks
                  • 333

                  Halle Park

                  A sixty-acre passive park was a gift to the citizens of Collierville by the David P. Halle, Jr. Family. Halle, a seventh generation Memphian, has been successfully involved in various business,...

                  A sixty-acre passive park was a gift to the citizens of Collierville by the David P. Halle, Jr. Family. Halle, a seventh generation Memphian, has been successfully involved in various business,...

                  • shelby county
                  • tennessee

                  Boy Scouts Statue of Liberty

                  WITH THE FAITH AND COURAGE OF THEIR FOREFATHERS WHO MADE POSSIBLE THE FREEDOM OF THESE UNITED STATES  THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA  DEDICATE THIS REPLICA OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY AS A PLEDGE OF...

                  WITH THE FAITH AND COURAGE OF THEIR FOREFATHERS WHO MADE POSSIBLE THE FREEDOM OF THESE UNITED STATES  THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA  DEDICATE THIS REPLICA OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY AS A...

                  • greeley
                  • colorado
                  • boy scouts
                  • statue of liberty