Circa 1865

Historical marker location:

701 N 5th St, St. Charles, Missouri

( Marker is on North 5th Street just north of Decatur Street, on the left when traveling north.)

701 N. 5th St.. Saint Charles Commons Neighborhood Association.

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.