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

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....

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

    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...

      Joyce Saunders Patterson

      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

        Monty Python Lived Here

        Monty Python Lived Here 1976-1987 submitted by Patrick M Ryan

        • monty python
        • seven dials
        • imageryan

        Where Freshwater and Saltwater Meet

          Jeffrey Birt

            King Kalakaua

              Memorial Lumberman's Park

                In Loving Memory of William D. (Bill) Fouste

                  Tankers Deliver the Milk Fresh & Fast

                    Umpqua River Lighthouse