Becker House

Historical marker location:

1812 S 8th St, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is on South 8th Street south of Soulard Street.)

Marker installed: 2019

1812 S 8th St.. circa 1848

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The state of Missouri was the birthplace of the ice cream cone. It was invented by a Syrian immigrant named Ernest Hamwi who was selling waffles at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis. When an ice cream vendor ran out of dishes, Hamwi rolled up one of his waffles to hold the ice cream and the ice cream cone was born.