Historical Marker
The Cyclone
Historical marker location:
106 West Washington Street, Kirksville, Missouri
( Marker is on North Elson Street just north of West Washington Street, on the left when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2007
April 27, 1899.
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.