Historical Marker
Honor Roll
Historical marker location:
200 High Street, Washington, Missouri
( Memorial is at the intersection of High Street and West 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north on High Street.)
World War. 1917 - 1918.
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.