Katherine Dunham

Historical marker location:

6513 Delmar Boulevard, University City, Missouri

( Marker is on Delmar Boulevard west of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1989

Born June 22, 1909.

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.