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

Hayward Fire Dept. 1870

    Mateo Jimenez

      William "Bill" Lepere

        This is the Former Site of Eden Parlor No. 113 N.S.G.W. Hall

          Alex Giuliani Plaza

          • hayward
          • 1999
          • 1997
          • mayor

          Water Saves the Land

            James A. Garfield and the Civil War

            James A. Garfield and the Civil War His oratorical powers made him a master recruiter. His willingness to learn earned him important field commands. His talents for organization won him praise,...

            James A. Garfield and the Civil War His oratorical powers made him a master recruiter. His willingness to learn earned him important field commands. His talents for organization won him praise,...

            • ohio
            • historical marker
            • historical society
            • us president
            • garfield

            Hallowed Ground

            Commemoration of massacre of Black residents "that occurred on Election Day 1920. Until that episode, historians say, black people comprised about half of the city’s population. Trouble boiled...

            Commemoration of massacre of Black residents "that occurred on Election Day 1920. Until that episode, historians say, black people comprised about half of the city’s population. Trouble boiled...

            • racism
            • cemetary
            • voting
            • reconstruction
            • racial justice
            • ocoee
            • july perry

            Le Petit Prince -- Antoine de Saint Exupery

            Plaque describing statue of Le Petit Prince: Le Petit Prince Written in New York in 1943 by French Author, Aviator, and WWII Hero Antoine de Saint Exupéry Jean-Marc de Pas, Sculptor Bronze, 2023...

            Plaque describing statue of Le Petit Prince: Le Petit Prince Written in New York in 1943 by French Author, Aviator, and WWII Hero Antoine de Saint Exupéry Jean-Marc de Pas, Sculptor Bronze,...

            • petit prince
            • antoine de s...
            • scupture
            • central park

            Prof. John WInthrop, Mathematician & Philosopher

            Prof. John Winthrop The greatest American mathematician and philosopher of his time. A fellow of the Royal Society lived here from 1746 - 1779 1714-1779 added by Curiouser

            Prof. John Winthrop The greatest American mathematician and philosopher of his time. A fellow of the Royal Society lived here from 1746 - 1779 1714-1779 added by Curiouser

            • john winthrop
            • mathematics
            • philosophy

            Heyward Shepherd

            ON THE NIGHT OF OCTOBER 16,1859, HEYWARD SHEPHERD,AN INDUSTRIOUS AND RESPECTED COLORED FREEMAN, WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED BY JOHN BROWN'S RAIDERS. IN PURSUANCE OF HIS DUTIES AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE...

            ON THE NIGHT OF OCTOBER 16,1859, HEYWARD SHEPHERD,AN INDUSTRIOUS AND RESPECTED COLORED FREEMAN, WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED BY JOHN BROWN'S RAIDERS. IN PURSUANCE OF HIS DUTIES AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE...

            • heyward shepherd
            • john brown
            • harpers ferry
            • imageryan

            Jack Barton Memorial Park

              Tulanian Rugs

              Tulanian Rugs Hutchison & Mills, Architects Leslie R. Wilson, Developer & Builder, 1923 In 1922, Armenian genocide survivor Hachadoor Tulanian (1894–1965) arrived in Berkeley and opened an...

              Tulanian Rugs Hutchison & Mills, Architects Leslie R. Wilson, Developer & Builder, 1923 In 1922, Armenian genocide survivor Hachadoor Tulanian (1894–1965) arrived in Berkeley and opened...

              • whoopi goldberg
              • elmwood

              The Historic Theta Xi Fraternity

                Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail

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                [Location approximate]

                  The Wharf Links Land and Sea

                    Rosie the Riveter

                      Non-Violence

                      NON-VIOLENCE. "Non-Violence" was created by Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd after his friend John Lennon was murdered. The knotted gun image, which reflects the goals and ideals of the UN, is an...

                      NON-VIOLENCE. "Non-Violence" was created by Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd after his friend John Lennon was murdered. The knotted gun image, which reflects the goals and ideals of the UN, is...

                      • new york
                      • manhattan
                      • united nations
                      • sculpture
                      • art
                      • carl fredrik...
                      • john lennon

                      Bayard Rustin: Human Rights Leader

                      BAYARD RUSTIN MARCH 17, 1912 - AUGUST 24, 1987 HUMAN RIGHTS LEADER The principal factors which influenced my life are non-violent tactics; constitutional means; democratic procedures; respect for...

                      BAYARD RUSTIN MARCH 17, 1912 - AUGUST 24, 1987 HUMAN RIGHTS LEADER The principal factors which influenced my life are non-violent tactics; constitutional means; democratic procedures; respect for...

                      • new york
                      • manhattan
                      • bayard rustin
                      • edward koch
                      • henry stern
                      • 1912
                      • 1987
                      • 1989

                      Judy Zuccarello

                      Planted in Memory of Judy Zuccarello August 26th 1946-March 28th 2018 Rooted in Love, Always in Our Hearts Submitted by @lampbane

                      Planted in Memory of Judy Zuccarello August 26th 1946-March 28th 2018 Rooted in Love, Always in Our Hearts Submitted by @lampbane

                      • new york
                      • manhattan
                      • midtown
                      • church
                      • judy zuccarello
                      • 1946
                      • 2018
                      • tree