Tag:memorial=plaque

A commemorative plaque, i.e. a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, typically attached to a wall, stone, or other vertical surface. The memorial plaque can also be embedded in the ground (Example).

How to map

Draw a node and add

• historic=memorial
• memorial=plaque
• name=*

Tags used in combination

• inscription=*
• war_memorial=yes - specifies a plaque as a war memorial
• openplaques:id=*
• subject:wikidata=* - Wikidata ID of the person being remembered
• ref:hmdb=*

Examples

Plaque	Tags
	historic=memorial memorial=plaque name=Balis Edens Cemetery material=aluminium support=post operator=Texas Historical Commission operator:wikidata=Q2397965 ref:thc=11230 openplaques:id=23356

Possible tagging mistakes

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• memorial:type=plate

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• memorial:type=plaque

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• memorial:text=*

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• man_made=plaque

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See also

• memorial=blue_plaque - Specifies a memorial as a blue plaque
• information=board + board_type=history
• historic=highwater_mark + flood_mark=plaque