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

The Undaunted Spirit

    Thomas Ellis

      The Stewart Building

      The Stewart Building From the time of its construction in 1910 until 1990, this building was operated as a drug store. It was built by a carpenter named William Dorr.  Soon after, Charles Henry...

      The Stewart Building From the time of its construction in 1910 until 1990, this building was operated as a drug store. It was built by a carpenter named William Dorr.  Soon after, Charles Henry...

      • saskatoon

      The Aden Bowman Residence

      The Aden Bowman Residence Designed in a vernacular style by Saskatoon architect, R. M. Thompson, and built in 1923 for Aden and Lillie Bowman, this residence is deeply connected to local commerce,...

      The Aden Bowman Residence Designed in a vernacular style by Saskatoon architect, R. M. Thompson, and built in 1923 for Aden and Lillie Bowman, this residence is deeply connected to local...

      • saskatoon

      Marr Residence

      Marr Residence Built in 1994 by the Marr family, the Marr Residence is the oldest building in Saskatoon on its original location and one of the first to be built in the settlement.  During the...

      Marr Residence Built in 1994 by the Marr family, the Marr Residence is the oldest building in Saskatoon on its original location and one of the first to be built in the settlement.  During...

      • saskatoon
      • saskatchewan
      • meewasin

      Leonard Nimoy

      From IG post

      From IG post

      • holy shrine
      • 2009

      Tantiusques

      TANTIUSQUES THE GRAPHITE OR BLACKLEAD DEPOSIT NEAR BY WAS VALUED BY THE INDIANS FOR FACE PAINT. AND BY THE WHITE MEN FOR PENCILS AND OTHER USES. JOHN WINTHROP, JR., WAS "GRANTED THE HILL AT...

      TANTIUSQUES THE GRAPHITE OR BLACKLEAD DEPOSIT NEAR BY WAS VALUED BY THE INDIANS FOR FACE PAINT. AND BY THE WHITE MEN FOR PENCILS AND OTHER USES. JOHN WINTHROP, JR., WAS "GRANTED THE HILL AT...

        Jacob Bayley

        JACOB BAYLEY Founder of Newbury and Revolutionary War General Veteran of the Indian Wars, Bayley led a migration of settlers from Newbury, Mass to the rich lands of the Coos here at the Great...

        JACOB BAYLEY Founder of Newbury and Revolutionary War General Veteran of the Indian Wars, Bayley led a migration of settlers from Newbury, Mass to the rich lands of the Coos here at the Great...

          General John Stark

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            Minnesota's Highways

            Submitted by @louisrzurn

            Submitted by @louisrzurn

              Leuty Lifeguard Station

              Submitted by @heritagetoronto

              Submitted by @heritagetoronto

                First Marine Compound Engine

                The first vessel in the world propelled by a Compound Steam Engine was the REINDEER built for service on the Saint John River. Both the vessel and engine were designed by Benjamin Tibbits, a...

                The first vessel in the world propelled by a Compound Steam Engine was the REINDEER built for service on the Saint John River. Both the vessel and engine were designed by Benjamin Tibbits,...

                  Lynching in Duluth

                  Submitted by @LarsonForDuluth

                  Submitted by @LarsonForDuluth

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                  Bolen Cemetery in Shenandoah National Park

                  Submitted by DoubleDag

                  Submitted by DoubleDag

                    Hogsback

                    НOGBACKS Interstate 25 cuts through dip- ping strata that form hogback ridges between the Great Plains and the south end of the Rocky Mountains. The Santa Fe Trail from here to Santa Fe, followed...

                    НOGBACKS Interstate 25 cuts through dip- ping strata that form hogback ridges between the Great Plains and the south end of the Rocky Mountains. The Santa Fe Trail from here to Santa Fe,...

                      El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles

                      This plaque marks the boundary of the original northeast corner of El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles, founded on September 4, 1781, and established by survey in 1849. Submitted by cjosephjordan

                      This plaque marks the boundary of the original northeast corner of El Pueblo de la Reina de Los Angeles, founded on September 4, 1781, and established by survey in 1849. Submitted by cjosephjordan

                        The Joan of Arc Jarden

                        Submitted by @kmbmarshall

                        Submitted by @kmbmarshall

                          The Ritz Hotel, London

                          Submitted by @benjiw

                          Submitted by @benjiw

                            In Memory of Michael O. D. Brown

                            Submitted by @brian_warth

                            Submitted by @brian_warth

                              Embarcadero Transit Markers

                              Submitted by @xor

                              Submitted by @xor