Perry County Vietnam War Memorial

Historical marker location:

1172 Veterans Memorial Parkway, Perryville, Missouri

( Memorial is on Main Street, 0.3 miles east of North Kingshighway Street, on the left when traveling east.)

The first ever drive-thru restaurant in the world was opened in Springfield, Missouri in 1947 by a man named Red Chaney. The restaurant, called Red's Giant Hamburg, was known for its signature "Giant Hamburgers" and became a popular fast food chain in the Midwest.