Light Field Gun, 75mm, M1897A7

Historical marker location:

4617 Dahlia Ave, Saint Louis, Missouri

( Marker is at the intersection of Christy Boulevard and Gravois Avenue (State Highway 30), on the left when traveling north on Christy Boulevard.)

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.