Historical Marker
McDaniel's Candy Store
Historical marker location:
323 North Main Street, Hannibal, Missouri
( Marker is on Main Street just north of Bird Street, on the left when traveling north.)
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.