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

Ada Watkins Hatch

    Sallie Tiernan

      Occidental Chimes

        Patterson Field

          Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge

          In Memorium: Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge "All the life of the planet is interrelated ... each species has its own ties to others and all are related to the earth. This is the theme of...

          In Memorium: Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge "All the life of the planet is interrelated ... each species has its own ties to others and all are related to the earth. This is the theme...

          • rachel carson
          • silent spring
          • the sea around us
          • environment
          • earth

          Town of Olla

          Settled prior to the American Civil War. the Town of Olla was known as Castor Sulfur Springs. and a steamboat port on Bayou Castor was its original site. In 1891, the Houston. Central Arkansas....

          Settled prior to the American Civil War. the Town of Olla was known as Castor Sulfur Springs. and a steamboat port on Bayou Castor was its original site. In 1891, the Houston. Central Arkansas....

          • louisiana
          • la salle parish
          • olla
          • town

          Compass Hill

          • eaa
          • experimental...
          • oshkosh
          • wi
          • wisconsin

          Wisconsin's Maritime Industries

          • wisconsin
          • wi
          • manitowoc
          • sturgeon bay
          • maritime

          Resch Falls

            Vince Lombardi

            Vince Lombardi directed the Green Bay Packers to five NFL championships in seven years (1961-62m 1965-66-67) - a feat without parallel in pro football history. His 1966 and '67 teams also won the...

            Vince Lombardi directed the Green Bay Packers to five NFL championships in seven years (1961-62m 1965-66-67) - a feat without parallel in pro football history. His 1966 and '67 teams also won the...

            • green bay
            • packers
            • nfl
            • wisconsin
            • wi

            Curly Lambeau

            Curly Lambeau founded the Green Bay Packers in 1919 and was a driving force in the team's early years, including the 1921 decision to join what is now the NFL. He served as head coach for the...

            Curly Lambeau founded the Green Bay Packers in 1919 and was a driving force in the team's early years, including the 1921 decision to join what is now the NFL. He served as head coach for...

            • green bay
            • packers
            • nfl
            • wisconsin
            • wi

            Chicago & North Western Depot

            • wisconsin
            • wi
            • green bay
            • packers
            • heritage trail

            Gravesite of Charles M. Dole

            Gravesite Charles M. Dole Founder of the National ski Patrol - 1938 Proponent for the Creation of U.S.Mountain Troops - 1941 National Ski Patrol United States Army Submitted by Alan R. Reno

            Gravesite Charles M. Dole Founder of the National ski Patrol - 1938 Proponent for the Creation of U.S.Mountain Troops - 1941 National Ski Patrol United States Army Submitted by Alan R. Reno

            • gravesite marker
            • paul smiths
            • ny
            • charles dole
            • us army
            • st. john's episcopal
            • national ski patrol
            • brighton
            • ny
            • alan r. reno

            Ignatius Joseph Firpo

              Brooklyn Public Library - New Utrecht Branch

              CITY OF NEW YORK ROBERT F. WAGNER MAYOR ABE STARK PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL LAWRENCE E. GEROSA COMPTROLLER JOHN CASHMORE PRESIDENT, BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN NEW UTRECHT BRANCH BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY...

              CITY OF NEW YORK ROBERT F. WAGNER MAYOR ABE STARK PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL LAWRENCE E. GEROSA COMPTROLLER JOHN CASHMORE PRESIDENT, BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN NEW UTRECHT BRANCH BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY...

              • new york
              • brooklyn
              • new utrecht
              • library
              • brooklyn pub...
              • robert wagner
              • abe stark
              • 1955

              HSBC (formerly the Knox Building)

              HSBC FORMERLY THE KNOX BUILDING BUILT IN 1901-02, THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST BEAUX ARTS COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN NEW YORK CITY. IT IS DISTINGUISHED BY ITS LIMESTONE RUSTICATION AND TWO-STORY MANSARD...

              HSBC FORMERLY THE KNOX BUILDING BUILT IN 1901-02, THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST BEAUX ARTS COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN NEW YORK CITY. IT IS DISTINGUISHED BY ITS LIMESTONE RUSTICATION AND TWO-STORY...

              • new york
              • manhattan
              • midtown
              • bryant park
              • knox building
              • hsbc
              • 1901
              • 1902
              • 1964
              • 1965
              • 1989

              American-Standard Building

              RAYMOND M. HOOD'S USE OF BLACK BRICK, TRIMMED WITH GOLDEN COLORED STONE, IN THE DESIGN OF THIS BUILDING, IS AN EARLY INSTANCE OF VIVID COLORATION ON THE SURFACE OF A SKYSCRAPER. CONSTRUCTION WAS...

              RAYMOND M. HOOD'S USE OF BLACK BRICK, TRIMMED WITH GOLDEN COLORED STONE, IN THE DESIGN OF THIS BUILDING, IS AN EARLY INSTANCE OF VIVID COLORATION ON THE SURFACE OF A SKYSCRAPER. CONSTRUCTION...

              • new york
              • manhattan
              • midtown
              • raymond hood
              • 1924
              • 1962

              Spring Street Park

              SPRING STREET PARK Spring Street Park occupies a narrow triangle on the western edge of Sixth Avenue stretching from Spring to Broome Street. Originally a modest paved area, redesigned for public...

              SPRING STREET PARK Spring Street Park occupies a narrow triangle on the western edge of Sixth Avenue stretching from Spring to Broome Street. Originally a modest paved area, redesigned for public...

              • new york
              • manhattan
              • west village
              • canal street
              • sixth avenue
              • spring street
              • 1974
              • 1997

              Kabuki Springs & Spa

                Forsyth Park

                In the 1840s William Brown Hodgson conceived the idea of setting aside 10 acres of wooded land at this site for the development of Savannah's first recreational park. It was named for former...

                In the 1840s William Brown Hodgson conceived the idea of setting aside 10 acres of wooded land at this site for the development of Savannah's first recreational park. It was named for former...

                • parks