Jos. Wushke Cigar Factory No. 37

Historical marker location:

2201 S 7th St, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of South 7th Street and Ann Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South 7th Street.)

Marker installed: 2019

2201 S 7th St.. circa 1850s

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.