Kingston

Historical marker location:

49 East Main Street, Kingston, Missouri

( Marker is on East Main Street just east of North Washington Street (Missouri Highway 13).)

Marker installed: 1957

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.