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

The Great Buddha Image at Lahaina

    Baxter's Curve Train Robbery

    BAXTER'S CURVE  TRAIN ROBBERY  IN THE EARLY HOURS OF MARCH 13, 1912,  BEN KILPATRICK, A FORMER SIDEKICK OF  BUTCH CASSIDY AND SUNDANCE KID, AND  OLE HOBEK ATTEMPTED ONE OF THE LAST  MAJOR TRAIN...

    BAXTER'S CURVE  TRAIN ROBBERY  IN THE EARLY HOURS OF MARCH 13, 1912,  BEN KILPATRICK, A FORMER SIDEKICK OF  BUTCH CASSIDY AND SUNDANCE KID, AND  OLE HOBEK ATTEMPTED ONE OF THE LAST  MAJOR...

    • texas
    • ice mallet
    • railroad
    • robbery

    Uphams Corner Health Center

    Submitted by Ben Becker

    Submitted by Ben Becker

      The Earth Scientist J. Tuzo Wilson

        The Earth scientist J. Tuzo Wilson (1908-1993), a key contributor to the theory of plate tectonics, was director general of the Ontario Science Centre from 1974 to 1985. Le spécialiste des...

        The Earth scientist J. Tuzo Wilson (1908-1993), a key contributor to the theory of plate tectonics, was director general of the Ontario Science Centre from 1974 to 1985. Le spécialiste des...

        Hendrix House

        Submitted by nealjennings

        Submitted by nealjennings

          To the memory of Trim

          This is a companion plaque to the one beside Trim, Matthew Flinders' Intrepid Cat (https://readtheplaque.com/plaque/trim-matthew-flinders-intrepid-cat ), outside the State Gallery of New South...

          This is a companion plaque to the one beside Trim, Matthew Flinders' Intrepid Cat (https://readtheplaque.com/plaque/trim-matthew- flinders-intrepid-cat ), outside the State Gallery of New South...

          • trim
          • cats
          • matthew flinders

          A Bronzed Aussie and his Blue Heeler Dog

          Submitted by @_marty_k

          Submitted by @_marty_k

            The Federals Occupy Port Gibson

             About dark on May 1, 1863, Gen. W. E. Baldwin's Confederates retreated through Port Gibson. After crossing the suspension bridge over Little Bayou Pierre, the Confederates set it afire. On the...

             About dark on May 1, 1863, Gen. W. E. Baldwin's Confederates retreated through Port Gibson. After crossing the suspension bridge over Little Bayou Pierre, the Confederates set it afire. On...

            • mississippi
            • civil war

            Bayou Pierre Presbyterian Church

            Following the arrival of Presbyterian missionaries in 1801, Joseph Bullen and James Smylie organized the Bayou Pierre Church at this site in 1807. After part of the congregation formed the Bethel...

            Following the arrival of Presbyterian missionaries in 1801, Joseph Bullen and James Smylie organized the Bayou Pierre Church at this site in 1807. After part of the congregation formed the...

            • mississippi
            • civil war
            • church

            Battle of Port Gibson - A.K. Shaifer House

            Confederate Gen. Martin E. Green on the afternoon of April 30, 1863, posted his brigade near Magnolia Church, with an outpost here. Shortly after midnight. Green rode forward to check on his...

            Confederate Gen. Martin E. Green on the afternoon of April 30, 1863, posted his brigade near Magnolia Church, with an outpost here. Shortly after midnight. Green rode forward to check on...

            • mississippi
            • civil war battle
            • port gibson

            Leon Olson

            Leon Olson loved to walk here.https://oaklandwiki.org/Leon_Olson

            Leon Olson loved to walk here.https://oaklandwiki.org/Leon_Olson

            • oakland

            Al Capp Amphitheater

            Submitted by @beckerben

            Submitted by @beckerben

            • comic sans

            Abigail Adams Birthplace

            ABIGAIL ADAMS  BIRTHPLACE  ABIGAIL SMITH ADAMS,  THE WIFE OF JOHN  ADAMS, 2ND PRESIDENT,  AND MOTHER OF JOHN  QUINCY ADAMS, 6TH  PRESIDENT, WAS BORN  HERE IN 1744.  Submitted by @MaryAnnHogan525

            ABIGAIL ADAMS  BIRTHPLACE  ABIGAIL SMITH ADAMS,  THE WIFE OF JOHN  ADAMS, 2ND PRESIDENT,  AND MOTHER OF JOHN  QUINCY ADAMS, 6TH  PRESIDENT, WAS BORN  HERE IN 1744.  Submitted by @MaryAnnHogan525

              Trinity Church - Mackinac Island

              TRINITY CHURCH   Episcopal services on Mackinac Island date from 1837, when a Bishop preached in the Mission Church.  For many years the congregation met in the post Chapel at Fort Mackinac and in...

              TRINITY CHURCH   Episcopal services on Mackinac Island date from 1837, when a Bishop preached in the Mission Church.  For many years the congregation met in the post Chapel at Fort Mackinac and in...

                MIAMI AND ERIE CANAL – FOOTPRINT OF LOCK 12

                MIAMI AND ERIE CANAL – FOOTPRINT OF LOCK 12 Construction of the Miami Extension of the Miami and Erie Canal, which included Troy, began around 1834.  Lock 12 was built in 1836.  General William...

                MIAMI AND ERIE CANAL – FOOTPRINT OF LOCK 12 Construction of the Miami Extension of the Miami and Erie Canal, which included Troy, began around 1834.  Lock 12 was built in 1836.  General...

                  GEN. BASIL W. DUKE, C.S.A.

                  GEN. BASIL W. DUKE, C.S.A.   A close associate of brother-in-law John Hunt Morgan, Duke provided tactics, discipline, and spirit, major elements of success of famous 2nd Ky. Cavalry.  Wounded in...

                  GEN. BASIL W. DUKE, C.S.A.   A close associate of brother-in-law John Hunt Morgan, Duke provided tactics, discipline, and spirit, major elements of success of famous 2nd Ky. Cavalry.  Wounded...

                    Remember the Raisin!

                    REMEMBER THE RAISIN!   Rendezvous of Kentucky Volunteers Aug. 15, 1812 ordered to relieve Gen. Hull at Detroit.  Kentuckians took Frenchtown (Monroe) on Raisin River Jan. 18, 1813.  Four days...

                    REMEMBER THE RAISIN!   Rendezvous of Kentucky Volunteers Aug. 15, 1812 ordered to relieve Gen. Hull at Detroit.  Kentuckians took Frenchtown (Monroe) on Raisin River Jan. 18, 1813.  Four...

                      Scott County Courthouse

                      SCOTT COUNTY COURTHOUSE   Present structure, 4th courthouse of Scott County, erected in 1877 at a cost of $34,600.  It is an outstanding example of the French “Second Empire Style,” known in U.S....

                      SCOTT COUNTY COURTHOUSE   Present structure, 4th courthouse of Scott County, erected in 1877 at a cost of $34,600.  It is an outstanding example of the French “Second Empire Style,” known in U.S....

                        Scott County 1792

                        SCOTT COUNTY, 1792   Formed out of a part of Woodford County, it was the second created after Kentucky became a state. Named for Gen. Charles Scott, 1739-1813, Va. native.  Officer in Revolution,...

                        SCOTT COUNTY, 1792   Formed out of a part of Woodford County, it was the second created after Kentucky became a state. Named for Gen. Charles Scott, 1739-1813, Va. native.  Officer in Revolution,...

                          GOEBEL TRIAL HERE

                          GOEBEL TRIAL HERE Scott County courthouse chosen by Judge J.E. Cantrill for trials of the 20 persons accused of being involved in the assassination of Governor William Goebel.  Although the murder...

                          GOEBEL TRIAL HERE Scott County courthouse chosen by Judge J.E. Cantrill for trials of the 20 persons accused of being involved in the assassination of Governor William Goebel.  Although the murder...