Plaques

Twelve unique carved plaques across Humboldt tell a story of the ingenuity and bravery of ordinary citizens during the city's burning.

Quotes and poems etched on stone plaques are hidden along this waterfront walkway.

Dedicated to the neverending mathematical constant, this plaque next to a park bench was sponsored by an anonymous benefactor.

Where Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird created their "heroes in a half shell" and founded Mirage Studios.

Where a demonstration led to equal rights for one of California's most marginalized communities.

A monument to the King's final show, complete with a time capsule.

A dedication plaque on this Boston tunnel is a microcosm of a massive, controversy-laden construction project.

The official motto of Luxembourg reminds passersby of the Luxembourgish commitment to their national identity and sovereignty.

It holds a fabulously designed tribute to astronomer Edmond Halley.

All that's left of a former camp and settlement is a plaque commemorating the water source found at this remote site.

A plaque honors Miami's sister city in the Canary Islands, inviting one to reflect on their place in the world.

In 1857, the Mardi Gras parade tradition began at this intersection.

For a century and a half, this great beech stood bearing a carefully carved 20-line poem. Now this stone and plaque are all that remain.

The "Key of Keys" for Washington, D.C. and the apocryphal landing place for the military campaign that started George Washington's career is now at the bottom of a well.

Two stone markers honor the Nipmuc people who first settled here millennia ago.

The massive mountain ash that once stood at this site was cut down in an effort to prove that it was, indeed, the tallest of its kind.

Yup, that's where the name came from.

A small site dedicated to the memory of a local leader and the search for peace.