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

Ferry Building 1898

CALIFORNIA HISTORIC CIVIL ENGINEERING LANDMARK  FERRY BUILDING 1898 PIONEERING STRUCTURE IN THE USE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE SAN FRANCISCO SECTION ASCE 1976

CALIFORNIA HISTORIC CIVIL ENGINEERING LANDMARK  FERRY BUILDING 1898 PIONEERING STRUCTURE IN THE USE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE SAN FRANCISCO SECTION ASCE 1976

  • concrete
  • san francisco
  • california
  • bay area
  • ferry
  • reinforced concrete

The Story of a Cattle King

    Fort Harney

    FORT HARNEY, ON THE FORMER MALHEUR INDIAN RESERVATION, WAS NAMED FOR GEN. WM. S. HARNEY. WHO TOOK COMMAND OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT OF OREGON, SEPT. 13, 1858. THE FORT WAS ESTABLISHED AUG. 10,...

    FORT HARNEY, ON THE FORMER MALHEUR INDIAN RESERVATION, WAS NAMED FOR GEN. WM. S. HARNEY. WHO TOOK COMMAND OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT OF OREGON, SEPT. 13, 1858. THE FORT WAS ESTABLISHED AUG....

    • oregon
    • harney
    • malheur
    • indian
    • fort

    The Terrible Trail

      Inukshuk

      This plaque appears beside a large stone structure called an Inukshuk, along the English Bay seawall in Vancouver BC, Canada. The plaque reads: "This ancient symbol of the Inuit culture is...

      This plaque appears beside a large stone structure called an Inukshuk, along the English Bay seawall in Vancouver BC, Canada. The plaque reads: "This ancient symbol of the Inuit culture...

      • vancouver
      • british columbia
      • canada
      • inukshuk
      • english bay
      • olympics

      Patrick R. Hickey

      Patrick R. Hickey 1946 - 2012 In honor of Pat's devotion to wildlife, the Service, the people he worked with and the public he served.

      Patrick R. Hickey 1946 - 2012 In honor of Pat's devotion to wildlife, the Service, the people he worked with and the public he served.

      • oregon
      • park service

      1918 Anti-Greek Riots

      1918 ANTI-GREEK RIOTS In August 1918, over 50,000 people participated in riots that injured hundreds and caused significant property damage. Many of the rioters were war veterans, already...

      1918 ANTI-GREEK RIOTS In August 1918, over 50,000 people participated in riots that injured hundreds and caused significant property damage. Many of the rioters were war veterans, already...

      • toronto
      • ontario
      • canada
      • greek
      • wwi
      • yonge

      F.E. Anderson & Co. Cotton Yard

      This plaque is located on the northwest corner of the old Elks Building in downtown Jackson, across from M.D. Anderson Plaza. It reads: F.E. ANDERSON & CO. COTTON YARD CIRCA 1890 At this location...

      This plaque is located on the northwest corner of the old Elks Building in downtown Jackson, across from M.D. Anderson Plaza. It reads: F.E. ANDERSON & CO. COTTON YARD CIRCA 1890 At this...

      • tennessee
      • jackson
      • madison county
      • cotton

      Michael W.Leibert

      MICHAEL W. LEIBERT 1940 - 1984  FOUNDER * BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE  THIS BUILDING IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF HIS CREATIVE SPIRIT AND STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO HIS VISION.

      MICHAEL W. LEIBERT 1940 - 1984  FOUNDER * BERKELEY REPERTORY THEATRE  THIS BUILDING IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF HIS CREATIVE SPIRIT AND STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO HIS VISION.

      • berkeley
      • california
      • bay area
      • theatre

      U.S. Military Personnel from the City of Berkeley Who Died in the Vietnam War, 1957-1986

      U.S. Military Personnel from  the City of Berkeley  Who Died in the Vietnam War, 1957-1986 as of 29 May 1986 (Including Missing & Captured Declared Dead)     PAUL BOWMAN JR.       SP4    ARMY...

      U.S. Military Personnel from  the City of Berkeley  Who Died in the Vietnam War, 1957-1986 as of 29 May 1986 (Including Missing & Captured Declared Dead)     PAUL BOWMAN JR.       SP4    ARMY...

      • berkeley
      • california
      • bay area
      • vietnam
      • military

      First Home of the California College of Arts and Crafts

      • berkeley
      • california
      • bay area
      • studio building
      • 1905
      • 1906
      • 1982

      Monroe Dunaway Anderson

      This plaque is located at M.D. Anderson Plaza in downtown Jackson, Tennessee. It reads: "MONROE DUNAWAY ANDERSON 1873-1939. Monroe Dunaway Anderson is known as the 'father' of the Texas Medical...

      This plaque is located at M.D. Anderson Plaza in downtown Jackson, Tennessee. It reads: "MONROE DUNAWAY ANDERSON 1873-1939. Monroe Dunaway Anderson is known as the 'father' of the Texas Medical...

      • tennessee
      • jackson
      • madison county
      • monroe dunaw...
      • texas history

      Golden Sheaf Bakery Annex

      CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1978 GOLDEN SHEAF BAKERY ANNEX Clinton Day, Architect, 1905 Jim Novosel, Architect, 2000 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places In 1877, English...

      CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1978 GOLDEN SHEAF BAKERY ANNEX Clinton Day, Architect, 1905 Jim Novosel, Architect, 2000 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places In 1877, English...

      • berkeley
      • bakery
      • california
      • bay area
      • earthquake
      • loaves
      • horse-drawn
      • baker's union

      S. H. Kress Co. Store

      CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1981 S. H. KRESS CO. STORE Edward F. Sibbert, Architect, 1933 Samuel H. Kress began his chain of retail stores around 1900 and soon these...

      CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1981 S. H. KRESS CO. STORE Edward F. Sibbert, Architect, 1933 Samuel H. Kress began his chain of retail stores around 1900 and soon these...

      • berkeley
      • california
      • bay area
      • kress
      • store
      • five and dime

      Heywood Building

      CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1993 HEYWOOD BUILDING James W. Plachek, Architect, 1917, Jim Novosel: The Bay Architects, 1994 This small commercial building was built for William Heywood,...

      CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1993 HEYWOOD BUILDING James W. Plachek, Architect, 1917, Jim Novosel: The Bay Architects, 1994 This small commercial building was built for William Heywood,...

      • berkeley
      • california
      • bay area
      • plachek
      • library
      • terra-cotta
      • paramount