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

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

                  Hudson and Rosie's Sitting Spot

                  SIT AND STAY A WHILE Hudson and Rosie McLaughlin

                  SIT AND STAY A WHILE Hudson and Rosie McLaughlin

                  • alachua
                  • cat
                  • dog
                  • sit
                  • stay

                  Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve