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

Kaibab Trail Sspension Bridge

    Votes for Women -- Flagstaff

      Padre Eusebio - Francisco Kino, S. J.

        Roy Place "Montgomery Ward" Building

          Areospoace and Mechanical Engineering Building

            Donner Camp Site

            DONNER CAMP SITE ON OCTOBER 28,1846 THE SIX COVERED WAGONS BROUGHT WEST BY GEORCE AND JACOB DONNER AND THEIR FAMILIES HALTED HERE FOR REPAIRS. BY MARCH OF 1847 ONE HALF OF THE PARTY OF 22 ADULTS...

            DONNER CAMP SITE ON OCTOBER 28,1846 THE SIX COVERED WAGONS BROUGHT WEST BY GEORCE AND JACOB DONNER AND THEIR FAMILIES HALTED HERE FOR REPAIRS. BY MARCH OF 1847 ONE HALF OF THE PARTY OF 22 ADULTS...

            • donner party

            Edward R. Dunkley

            DEDICATED TO AND IN MEMORY OF EDWARD R. DUNKLEY 1921 - 2001 Through his passion for knowledge about trails used on the westward movement in Nevada and California, he was instrumental in redefining...

            DEDICATED TO AND IN MEMORY OF EDWARD R. DUNKLEY 1921 - 2001 Through his passion for knowledge about trails used on the westward movement in Nevada and California, he was instrumental in redefining...

              The Egert Family Ranch

              The Egert Family Ranch Born in Germany in 1864, John Egert emigrated to the U.S. in 1880. He became a successful contractor and elevated buildings following the 1990 [sic] storm, including Trinity...

              The Egert Family Ranch Born in Germany in 1864, John Egert emigrated to the U.S. in 1880. He became a successful contractor and elevated buildings following the 1990 [sic] storm, including Trinity...

                Reinhardt J. Keppler

                Death of a Sailor Reinhardt J. Keppler Died serving his country fighting raging flames to save our ship, USC San Francisco at midnight, Nov. 12-13, 1942 Honored by surviving crew members May 29,...

                Death of a Sailor Reinhardt J. Keppler Died serving his country fighting raging flames to save our ship, USC San Francisco at midnight, Nov. 12-13, 1942 Honored by surviving crew members May 29,...

                • wwii

                Port and Town of Alviso

                The Port and Town of Alviso The Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department and The Santa Clara Valley Water District dedicated the Alviso Marina County Park on September 24, 2005. First...

                The Port and Town of Alviso The Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department and The Santa Clara Valley Water District dedicated the Alviso Marina County Park on September 24, 2005....

                • alviso

                Port Harford Pier

                PORT HARFORD PIER IN 1873 ENTREPRENEUR JOHN HARFORD BUILT A WHARF AT THE WESTERLY END OF SAN LUIS BAY TO ACCOMMODATE GROWING CARGO SHIPPING AND PASSENGER TRAVEL ON THE CENTRAL COAST. THE PORT...

                PORT HARFORD PIER IN 1873 ENTREPRENEUR JOHN HARFORD BUILT A WHARF AT THE WESTERLY END OF SAN LUIS BAY TO ACCOMMODATE GROWING CARGO SHIPPING AND PASSENGER TRAVEL ON THE CENTRAL COAST. THE...

                  Patriot Corner

                  Welcome to PATRIOT CORNER O beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam Undimmed by human tears! —Amerca the Beautiful Katharine Lee Bates In This Special...

                  Welcome to PATRIOT CORNER O beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam Undimmed by human tears! —Amerca the Beautiful Katharine Lee Bates In This...

                  • patriot
                  • los altos

                  Jenny Lake Boathouse

                    Iron for Gold

                    Iron for Gold Dedicated to Richard “Dick” Zembiec Long-time Minerals Office (1984 - 2000) for Tahoe National Forest The collection of early minis equipment fulfills one of Dick’s long-term wishes,...

                    Iron for Gold Dedicated to Richard “Dick” Zembiec Long-time Minerals Office (1984 - 2000) for Tahoe National Forest The collection of early minis equipment fulfills one of Dick’s long-term...

                    • gold country
                    • mining

                    New Life for an Old Mountain

                      Scanning the Skies

                        Life on the Summit

                          Early People of Mount Umunhum

                            Charles Taze Russell

                            Charles Taze Russell (1852-1916) Pastor Russell formed a Bible study group in Allegheny city in the 1870s; developed into the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society. It became the legal corporation for...

                            Charles Taze Russell (1852-1916) Pastor Russell formed a Bible study group in Allegheny city in the 1870s; developed into the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society. It became the legal corporation...

                            • allegheny city
                            • 19th century
                            • jehovah's witnesses

                            Battery Mendell-- Keeping the enemy at bay

                            Golden Gate National Recreation Area Battery Mendell Keeping the enemy at bay Battery Mendell's mission was to keep enemy warships farther from San Francisco's harbor than any of the earlier...

                            Golden Gate National Recreation Area Battery Mendell Keeping the enemy at bay Battery Mendell's mission was to keep enemy warships farther from San Francisco's harbor than any of the...

                            • marin headlands
                            • battery
                            • disappearing gun