Original 1873 Fountain

Historical marker location:
Saint Louis, Missouri
( Marker can be reached from Main Drive, 0.1 miles west of Music Stand Loop, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 1975

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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.