Michael McDonald

Historical marker location:

6668 Delmar Boulevard, University City, Missouri

( Marker is on Delmar Boulevard east of Kingsland Avenue, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2003

Born February 12, 1952.

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.