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

CAMERON MORRISON

Governor, 1921-1925, began state-wide paved road building program. United States Senator and Representative. His home is 1 1/2 miles S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Governor, 1921-1925, began state-wide paved road building program. United States Senator and Representative. His home is 1 1/2 miles S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

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ANDREW JACKSON

Studied law under Spruce Macay, 1784-85, at an office which stood 1 bl. W. Admitted to the bar in Rowan County, Nov. 6, 1787.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is...

Studied law under Spruce Macay, 1784-85, at an office which stood 1 bl. W. Admitted to the bar in Rowan County, Nov. 6, 1787.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and...

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W. R. ODELL

Textile manufacturer, State Senator, 1905-07. Friend of education. His home is 1 block W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...

Textile manufacturer, State Senator, 1905-07. Friend of education. His home is 1 block W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...

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BRANCH U.S. MINT

Stood a few feet southwest. Operated 1837-61, 1867-1913. Razed, 1933, and rebuilt as art museum three miles east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Stood a few feet southwest. Operated 1837-61, 1867-1913. Razed, 1933, and rebuilt as art museum three miles east.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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MECHANIC'S HILL

Site of extensive gunsmithing operations in 18th and 19th centuries. The Kennedy family led in producing long rifles.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

Site of extensive gunsmithing operations in 18th and 19th centuries. The Kennedy family led in producing long rifles.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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STONEWALL JACKSON TRAINING SCHOOL

State juvenile facility. Est. in 1909 to provide boys with educational and vocational training. Campus is 200 yds. W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

State juvenile facility. Est. in 1909 to provide boys with educational and vocational training. Campus is 200 yds. W.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Parish established in 1753. Present building constructed in 1828, stands one block west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...

Parish established in 1753. Present building constructed in 1828, stands one block west.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...

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J. P. CALDWELL

Editor of Statesville "Landmark" (1880-92), Charlotte "Observer" (1892-1909). His home stood at this point.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

Editor of Statesville "Landmark" (1880-92), Charlotte "Observer" (1892-1909). His home stood at this point.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with...

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S. B. ALEXANDER

First president of N.C. Farmers' Alliance, 1887. Was N.C. senator & U.S. congressman. Advocate of agricultural education. Home is 1 block S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

First president of N.C. Farmers' Alliance, 1887. Was N.C. senator & U.S. congressman. Advocate of agricultural education. Home is 1 block S.E.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical...

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THIRD CREEK CHURCH

Presbyterian. Founded before 1789. Present building erected 1835. Stands 2 miles north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...

Presbyterian. Founded before 1789. Present building erected 1835. Stands 2 miles north.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page...

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D. H. HILL

Lieutenant General, C.S.A.; Supt. N.C. Military Institute in Charlotte; Davidson College professor; Editor, "The Land We Love." Grave is here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Lieutenant General, C.S.A.; Supt. N.C. Military Institute in Charlotte; Davidson College professor; Editor, "The Land We Love." Grave is here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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JEFFERSON DAVIS

President, Confederate States of America, spent the night of April 18, 1865, in house which stood here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

President, Confederate States of America, spent the night of April 18, 1865, in house which stood here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their...

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NORTH CAROLINA-SOUTH CAROLINA

NORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776 b/w SOUTH CAROLINA / Formed in 1712...

NORTH CAROLINA / Colonized, 1585-87, by first English settlers in America; permanently settled c. 1650; first to vote readiness for independence, Apr. 12, 1776 b/w SOUTH CAROLINA / Formed in...

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TRADING PATH

Colonial trading route, dating from the seventeenth century, from Petersburg, Virginia, to the Catawba Indians in Carolina, passed here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...

Colonial trading route, dating from the seventeenth century, from Petersburg, Virginia, to the Catawba Indians in Carolina, passed here.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program,...

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TRADING PATH

Colonial trading route, dating from the seventeenth century, from Petersburg, Virginia, to the Catawba Indians in Carolina, passed nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Colonial trading route, dating from the seventeenth century, from Petersburg, Virginia, to the Catawba Indians in Carolina, passed nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

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