Weldon Spring to Matson

Historical marker location:

1835 Katy Trail, Weldon Spring, Missouri

( Marker can be reached from State Highway 94, 2.1 miles east of State Highway DD, on the right when traveling east.)

Points of Interest.

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.