Plaques

A monument on the pavement marks the spot where two cultures that shaped Sarajevo come together.

This simple plaque remembers the fearless human rights defender's tragic death.

Near the site where the English Archbishop was born, you can find an emblem in the shape of a pilgrim's badge.

This short-lived tea and silk farm is believed to be the first permanent Japanese settlement in North America.

In September 1974, a small group of athletes completed the first modern triathlon event in San Diego's Mission Bay.

A plaque commemorates a Victorian scientist's monumental discovery about waves.

A plaque on the side of a building is a small tribute to the woman who invented an iconic Berlin fast food.

This stone in Lexington honors a formerly enslaved man who fought during the American Revolution.

Commemorating the first recorded car journey in the United Kingdom, a 56-mile trip that defied the speed limit the whole way.

Brass plaques embedded in pavement preserve the memories of those who lost their lives at the hands of Nazis during World War II.

The house where a Danish physicist discovered the connection between electricity and magnetism.

The so-called "Father of Las Vegas" had the city's first telephone installed in his office in 1907.

A piece of baseball history is preserved in a Pittsburgh parking lot.

On the side of a Virginia highway, a collection of monuments commemorates an 18th-century trek through the Blue Ridge Mountains.

A series of fish plaques that are embedded in the malls of Ocean Parkway.

A small plaque promises cold, hard cash in exchange for work by the famous pop artist.