The Fatal Tree

Historical marker location:

Bloomfield, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 25 and East Shawnee Street (State Highway E), on the right when traveling north on State Highway 25.)

Marker installed: 2012

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.