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

Carousel on the Mall

Carousel on the Mall WASHINGTON DC On August 28, 1963, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, not far from here. On that same...

Carousel on the Mall WASHINGTON DC On August 28, 1963, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, not far from here. On that...

    Ball's Bluff Battlefield

    Submitted by @jqmcd

    Submitted by @jqmcd

      Vulcan Mine Site

      • historic
      • mine
      • colorado

      John and Annie Radford Residence

      Submitted by @dawnvalentine

      Submitted by @dawnvalentine

        The Descendants of the First Acadian Settlers of St. James Parish

        @readtheplaque https://t.co/8OqRuep47P TweetSubmitted by @paul1981Z28 Dedicated to the descendants of the first Acadian settlers of St. James Parish, who visited this site August 1999 on the...

        @readtheplaque https://t.co/8OqRuep47P TweetSubmitted by @paul1981Z28 Dedicated to the descendants of the first Acadian settlers of St. James Parish, who visited this site August 1999 on the...

          Bureau County's Red Covered Bridge

          Submitted by @balinesecat

          Submitted by @balinesecat

            Seven Days Battle Malvern Hill

              The Founders of Mohonk

              ERECTED BY THEIR GUESTS TO COMMEMORATE THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WEDDING OF ALBERT KIETH SMILEY AND ELIZA PHELPS SMILEY THE FOUNDERS OF MOHONK 1857 JULY 8TH 1907 QUAERE MONUMENTUM CIRCUMSPICE

              ERECTED BY THEIR GUESTS TO COMMEMORATE THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WEDDING OF ALBERT KIETH SMILEY AND ELIZA PHELPS SMILEY THE FOUNDERS OF MOHONK 1857 JULY 8TH 1907 QUAERE MONUMENTUM CIRCUMSPICE

                This is the Stern of the Pressure Hull

                Submitted by @alisa_stephens

                Submitted by @alisa_stephens

                • torpedo
                • hydroplanes
                • ducks arse
                • submarine

                Iris Louise McPhetridge Thaden

                Submitted by @kevl42

                Submitted by @kevl42

                  STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

                  STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ON FEBRUARY 2. W, STRATFORD HIGH BECAME THE FIRST RACIALLY INTEGRATED SCHOOL IN VIRGINIA. THE LONG BATTLE TO INTEGRATE VIRGINIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOLLOWED THE U.S....

                  STRATFORD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ON FEBRUARY 2. W, STRATFORD HIGH BECAME THE FIRST RACIALLY INTEGRATED SCHOOL IN VIRGINIA. THE LONG BATTLE TO INTEGRATE VIRGINIA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOLLOWED THE U.S....

                    1854 Courthouse

                    Sketched in 1871 by A. R. Waud of Harper's Weekly, this drawings is the only known full sketch of the 1854 Courthouse. Built at a cost of $2,750 under the supervision of T. J. 0. Morrison, the...

                    Sketched in 1871 by A. R. Waud of Harper's Weekly, this drawings is the only known full sketch of the 1854 Courthouse. Built at a cost of $2,750 under the supervision of T. J. 0. Morrison, the...

                    • missouri
                    • new madrid
                    • courthouse

                    U. S. Color Troops Army of the James and the Potomac

                    IN MEMORY OF THE VALOROUS SERVICE OF REGIMENTS AND COMPANIES OF THE US COLORED TROOPS ARMY OF THE JAMES AND ARMY OF THE POTOMAC SIEGE OF PETERSBURG 1864 - 65

                    IN MEMORY OF THE VALOROUS SERVICE OF REGIMENTS AND COMPANIES OF THE US COLORED TROOPS ARMY OF THE JAMES AND ARMY OF THE POTOMAC SIEGE OF PETERSBURG 1864 - 65

                      Cork Plain Bridge

                      This Contoocook River crossing was established by the Second New Hampshire Turnpike Corporation, chartered in 1799 to build a toll highway sixty miles from Amherst to Claremont.Opened in 1801 and...

                      This Contoocook River crossing was established by the Second New Hampshire Turnpike Corporation, chartered in 1799 to build a toll highway sixty miles from Amherst to Claremont.Opened in 1801...

                        Chapman Hall, 1947

                        Submitted by aallen65

                        Submitted by aallen65

                          Press Herald Building

                          Submitted by @bthubbard

                          Submitted by @bthubbard

                            Holmfirth Monumental Almshouses

                            Holmfirth Monumental Almshouses These five Almshouses were built and endowed in 1856 as a memorial of the Holmfirth Flood of 1852. The funds, raised by public subscription and a Ladies'...

                            Holmfirth Monumental Almshouses These five Almshouses were built and endowed in 1856 as a memorial of the Holmfirth Flood of 1852. The funds, raised by public subscription and a...

                              La Castense 1760 - 1859

                                Harrisburg Giants

                                HARRISBURG GIANTS Harrisburg-based Negro League baseball team founded around 1900 and operated by Colonel William Strothers until his death in 1933. One of 27 major Negro League teams across the...

                                HARRISBURG GIANTS Harrisburg-based Negro League baseball team founded around 1900 and operated by Colonel William Strothers until his death in 1933. One of 27 major Negro League teams across...

                                  Winchester Mystery House Model

                                  Submitted by @JimStLeger

                                  Submitted by @JimStLeger