308 North Main

Historical marker location:

308 North Main Street, St. Charles, Missouri

( Marker is on North Main Street north of Monroe Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2011

Merten Cash Store. 1898 Silas H. Wright.

The St. Louis World's Fair, also known as the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, was held in St. Louis in 1904 and attracted millions of visitors from around the world. It was where the ice cream cone was first introduced, and also featured the first Olympic Games held in the United States.