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

Melbourne Town Hall

Plaque reads: 'MELBOURNE TOWN HALL This building, designed by Reed and Barnes, Architects, was begun in 1867 on the site of the original Melbourne Town Hall. The clocktower, completed in 1869, was...

Plaque reads: 'MELBOURNE TOWN HALL This building, designed by Reed and Barnes, Architects, was begun in 1867 on the site of the original Melbourne Town Hall. The clocktower, completed in 1869, was...

  • melbourne
  • australia
  • victoria
  • civic
  • architecture
  • town hall

Memorial to Constable Angela Taylor

Constable Angela Rose Taylor 24274 aged 21 years, City Watch-House, who died on the 20th April 1986 as a result of injuries received when a car bomb exploded outside the Russell St Police Complex...

Constable Angela Rose Taylor 24274 aged 21 years, City Watch-House, who died on the 20th April 1986 as a result of injuries received when a car bomb exploded outside the Russell St Police Complex...

    A Tribute to Randall G. Sanders

    A Tribute to Randall G. Sanders who tried to save Miranda Jaramillo, 11,from drowning at San Acacia Dam on Jun 7, 1992 "AND THERE ARE NO MINOR HEROS" 3/28/59 - 6/7/92

    A Tribute to Randall G. Sanders who tried to save Miranda Jaramillo, 11,from drowning at San Acacia Dam on Jun 7, 1992 "AND THERE ARE NO MINOR HEROS" 3/28/59 - 6/7/92

    • death

    Ma Lin Kaun-Hung

      Saint Theresa of Avila Church

      When the Faubourgs of uptown New Orleans were subdivided in 1838, Bishop Antoine Blanc accepted a donation from the estate of Mrs. Theresa Perie Saulet, of a square in Faubourg Saulet "for...

      When the Faubourgs of uptown New Orleans were subdivided in 1838, Bishop Antoine Blanc accepted a donation from the estate of Mrs. Theresa Perie Saulet, of a square in Faubourg Saulet...

      • louisiana
      • church

      Saint Joseph Church

      This building replaced an earlier church, erected in 1844 on Common St. (Tulane Ave.) opposite the Charity Hospital of Louisiana. Ground-breaking for the present edifice took place May 9, 1869....

      This building replaced an earlier church, erected in 1844 on Common St. (Tulane Ave.) opposite the Charity Hospital of Louisiana. Ground-breaking for the present edifice took place May 9,...

      • louisiana
      • church
      • new orleans

      St. Alphonsus Church

      The first of three great churches built by The Redemptorists for Catholics in the Irish Channel. St. Alphonsus for the Irish, St. Mary's Assumption for the Germans and Notre Dame de bon Secours...

      The first of three great churches built by The Redemptorists for Catholics in the Irish Channel. St. Alphonsus for the Irish, St. Mary's Assumption for the Germans and Notre Dame de bon Secours...

        Saint Vincent De Paul Church

        In 1838, Bishop Antoine Blanc established the first parish for the Creole Faubourgs or suburbs comprising the Third Municipal District of New Orleans. He named the new parish after the secondary...

        In 1838, Bishop Antoine Blanc established the first parish for the Creole Faubourgs or suburbs comprising the Third Municipal District of New Orleans. He named the new parish after the secondary...

        • louisiana
        • church
        • new orleans

        SS Robert E. Lee disaster Memorial

        The plaque reads: "In memory of Boatswain's Mate William H. Cashman, Surfman Frank W. Griswold, Surfman Edward P. Stark, who of Station No. 31 United States Coast Guard lost their lives in the...

        The plaque reads: "In memory of Boatswain's Mate William H. Cashman, Surfman Frank W. Griswold, Surfman Edward P. Stark, who of Station No. 31 United States Coast Guard lost their lives in...

          Anawan Rock Historic Site

          Plaque reads: "Anawan Rock. 1676. Site of the capture of the Wampanoag Indian Chier Anawan by Captian Benjamin Church on August 28, 1676, thus ending King Philip's War." Source and more...

          Plaque reads: "Anawan Rock. 1676. Site of the capture of the Wampanoag Indian Chier Anawan by Captian Benjamin Church on August 28, 1676, thus ending King Philip's War." Source and...

            Wamsutta Landing Canoe Camp, Eldest son of massasoit. Landmark along the Wampanoag Canoe Passage.

            Plaque reads: Front: "Wamsutta Landing Canoe Camp. Eldest son of Massasoit" Back: "Near this spot Wamsutta was taken prisoner by Maj. Josias Winslow. An Incident said to have precipitated King...

            Plaque reads: Front: "Wamsutta Landing Canoe Camp. Eldest son of Massasoit" Back: "Near this spot Wamsutta was taken prisoner by Maj. Josias Winslow. An Incident said to have precipitated King...

              Monterey Cypress

                On This Site Lie Buried

                On this site lie buried Joseph ErwinRevolutionary Soldier, N.C.1762-1829Lavinia T. ErwinWife1763-1836Eliza E. WilsonDaughter1793-1834  

                On this site lie buried Joseph ErwinRevolutionary Soldier, N.C.1762-1829Lavinia T. ErwinWife1763-1836Eliza E. WilsonDaughter1793-1834

                • louisiana
                • revolutionary war

                St. John The Baptist Church

                1770.  From which civil parish was named. First church on second German Coast when Louisiana was a colony of Spain. Served west and east banks of river until 1864. Old cemetery contains wife of...

                1770.  From which civil parish was named. First church on second German Coast when Louisiana was a colony of Spain. Served west and east banks of river until 1864. Old cemetery contains wife...

                • louisiana
                • church

                Original Site of the First Presbyterian Church

                Organized May 27, 1827, after twelve years of missionary work by the Presbytery of Mississippi, John Dorrance first minister. Sanctuary dedicated in 1829. Rebuilt in 1854 on the same site and used...

                Organized May 27, 1827, after twelve years of missionary work by the Presbytery of Mississippi, John Dorrance first minister. Sanctuary dedicated in 1829. Rebuilt in 1854 on the same site and...

                • louisiana
                • baton rouge
                • church

                Killed When A Span of The Westgate Bridge Collapsed

                Plaque reads: 'Construction workers employed on Westgate bridge erected and dedicated this memorial to their co-workers who were killed when a span of the bridge collapsed during construction At...

                Plaque reads: 'Construction workers employed on Westgate bridge erected and dedicated this memorial to their co-workers who were killed when a span of the bridge collapsed during construction At...

                • melbourne
                • bridge
                • australia
                • industrial accident
                • construction

                Site of Blossom Rock Navigation Trees

                Site of Blossom Rock Navigation Trees Until at least 1851, redwood trees on this site were used as landmarks to avoid striking the treacherous submerged Blossom Rock in San Francisco Bay west of...

                Site of Blossom Rock Navigation Trees Until at least 1851, redwood trees on this site were used as landmarks to avoid striking the treacherous submerged Blossom Rock in San Francisco Bay west of...

                • east bay yesterday
                • redwoods
                • navigation tree
                • blossom rock

                Buckhead MARTA

                From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Jason Riedy, full page.License is Attribution License

                From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Jason Riedy, full page.License is Attribution License

                  Mission San Miguel Arcangel

                  From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by mlhradio, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial License

                  From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by mlhradio, full page.License is Attribution- NonCommercial License

                    Wheeler's Cav. at Decatur

                    From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Elizabeth Thomsen, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License

                    From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by Elizabeth Thomsen, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License