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

Congregation Emanu- El

Submitted by @JesseRoberts0n

Submitted by @JesseRoberts0n

    The Belltown Pan

    ON THIS SITE, FROM 1978 TO 1982 THE BELLTOWN CAFE SERVED THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS A CULTURAL HEARTH AND HOME TO A GROUNDHOG DAY ROOT PIE TRADITION. THE CAFE PROPRIETORS OFTEN TRADED FOOD FOR ART WITH...

    ON THIS SITE, FROM 1978 TO 1982 THE BELLTOWN CAFE SERVED THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS A CULTURAL HEARTH AND HOME TO A GROUNDHOG DAY ROOT PIE TRADITION. THE CAFE PROPRIETORS OFTEN TRADED FOOD FOR ART...

    • pie
    • groundhog
    • groundhog day

    CHEROKEE INDIAN MEMORIAL

    CHEROKEE INDIAN MEMORIAL ERECTED IN HONOR OF THE CHEROKEE NATION BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERN- MENT IN 1931 ON THE SITE OF NEW ECHOTA, LAST CAPITAL OF THE CHEROKEE INDIANS EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI...

    CHEROKEE INDIAN MEMORIAL ERECTED IN HONOR OF THE CHEROKEE NATION BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERN- MENT IN 1931 ON THE SITE OF NEW ECHOTA, LAST CAPITAL OF THE CHEROKEE INDIANS EAST OF THE...

      Lee Martinez Park

      LEE MARTINEZ PARK "YO SE QUIEN SOY"- "I KNOW WHO I AM" "TENGAN CARIDAD"– "HAVE CHARITY" DEDICATED JULY 20, 1985 Submitted by @PraliteMonks.

      LEE MARTINEZ PARK "YO SE QUIEN SOY"- "I KNOW WHO I AM" "TENGAN CARIDAD"– "HAVE CHARITY" DEDICATED JULY 20, 1985 Submitted by @PraliteMonks.

        1935 SERA

          Clubhouse Measure A

            King Street East Plaques, Toronto

            Submitted by @jthomascurry

            Submitted by @jthomascurry

              I Have Been to the Mountaintop Memorial

              Dedicated April 4, 1977 Sculptor Richard Hunt The Monumental Movement For The People Of Memphis A Tribute To The Memory Of The Late, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Born January 15, 1929 Died April 4,...

              Dedicated April 4, 1977 Sculptor Richard Hunt The Monumental Movement For The People Of Memphis A Tribute To The Memory Of The Late, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Born January 15, 1929 Died April 4,...

              • shelby county
              • tennessee

              FDR Memorial

              Added by John McDonald THE TEST OF OUR PROGRESS IS NOT WHETHER WE ADD MORE TO THE ABUNDANCE OF THOSE WHO HAVE MUCH; IT IS WHETHER WE PROVIDE ENOUGH FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TOO LITTLE.

              Added by John McDonald THE TEST OF OUR PROGRESS IS NOT WHETHER WE ADD MORE TO THE ABUNDANCE OF THOSE WHO HAVE MUCH; IT IS WHETHER WE PROVIDE ENOUGH FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TOO LITTLE.

                Sunsweep

                An art installation called SunSweeep which is installed over three locations where the US-Canada border melds: Campobello Island, NB; Lake-of-the-Woods, MN & Pt. Roberts, WA. Submitted by @srcurran

                An art installation called SunSweeep which is installed over three locations where the US-Canada border melds: Campobello Island, NB; Lake-of-the- Woods, MN & Pt. Roberts, WA. Submitted by @srcurran

                • sunsweep

                Bogalusa to Baton Rouge March

                Despite the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the struggle for equality continued. On August 10, 1967, Bogalusa civil rights activist A.Z. Young, with Robert "Bob" Hicks and Gayle Jenkins, led...

                Despite the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the struggle for equality continued. On August 10, 1967, Bogalusa civil rights activist A.Z. Young, with Robert "Bob" Hicks and Gayle Jenkins, led...

                • louisiana
                • baton rouge
                • bogalusa
                • civil rights

                Wenatchee Civil War Cannon

                Submitted by @Ritterton.

                Submitted by @Ritterton.

                  Wenatchee Civil War Cannon Enhancement

                  Submitted by @Ritterton.

                  Submitted by @Ritterton.

                    Earle Little, Hermod Bakke Sr, Magnus Bakke

                    'Another great plaque tucked into the corner of the crosswalk in #leavenworthwa\n\nYou always @readtheplaque https://t.co/a2a6YG7Wyf' Tweet Submitted by @Ritterton.

                    'Another great plaque tucked into the corner of the crosswalk in #leavenworthwa\n\nYou always @readtheplaque https://t.co/a2a6YG7Wyf' Tweet Submitted by @Ritterton.

                    • skiing in no...
                    • ski
                    • skiing

                    Grand Army of the Republic, Wenatchee

                    Tweet Submitted by @Ritterton.

                    Tweet Submitted by @Ritterton.

                      Spanish Town

                      Established in1805  Founded in 1805, Spanish Town is Baton Rouge's oldest neighborhood having the oldest architectural history in the area. The surviving buildings represent popular styles from a...

                      Established in1805  Founded in 1805, Spanish Town is Baton Rouge's oldest neighborhood having the oldest architectural history in the area. The surviving buildings represent popular styles from a...

                      • louisiana
                      • baton rouge
                      • neighborhood

                      Way's Bluff Bridge

                      As one of only two bridges across the Big Black River, Way's Bluff Bridge, a 200-foot long railroad trestle, was the target of several Union raids during the Civil War. During the Vicksburg...

                      As one of only two bridges across the Big Black River, Way's Bluff Bridge, a 200-foot long railroad trestle, was the target of several Union raids during the Civil War. During the...

                      • mississippi
                      • bridge
                      • civil war

                      Lucie E. Campbell

                      Lucie Eddie Campbell (1885-1963) was born in Duck Hill. After her father was killed in a railroad accident, she moved with her family to Memphis at an early age. A graduate of Rust College, she...

                      Lucie Eddie Campbell (1885-1963) was born in Duck Hill. After her father was killed in a railroad accident, she moved with her family to Memphis at an early age. A graduate of Rust College,...

                      • mississippi
                      • gospel music
                      • women

                      The Escape Proof Jail of West, MS

                      In the early 1900s. misconduct such as fighting, drunkenness, and disturbing the peace landed you in the red brick jail house, known as the Calaboose, in West Station (now West), Mississippi. It...

                      In the early 1900s. misconduct such as fighting, drunkenness, and disturbing the peace landed you in the red brick jail house, known as the Calaboose, in West Station (now West), Mississippi. It...

                      • mississippi
                      • jail
                      • museum

                      Shongalo Church

                      E. 150 ft. Organized at Old Shongalo, 1mi. W., by Clinton Presbytery, Aug. 29, 1835. Rev. A.C. Dickerson was first minister. Present structure completed 1875. Upper story built and used by Masons.

                      E. 150 ft. Organized at Old Shongalo, 1mi. W., by Clinton Presbytery, Aug. 29, 1835. Rev. A.C. Dickerson was first minister. Present structure completed 1875. Upper story built and used by Masons.

                      • mississippi
                      • church
                      • religion