Lamar Hunt

Historical marker location:

3861 East Stan Musial Drive, Springfield, Missouri

( Marker is on Stan Musial Drive south of U.S. 60, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2004

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.