Two Rivers, WI, USA
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N 44° 07.453 W 087° 37.141
16T E 450474 N 4885855
The city of Two Rivers is in Manitowoc County, WI, USA with a population of 11,712 according to the 2010 census.
Waymark Code: WMF6YY
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 09/02/2012
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There is currently a heated debate between Ithaca, New York and Two Rivers over which city has the right to claim the title "birthplace of the ice cream sundae." When Ithaca mayor Carolyn K. Peterson proclaimed a day to celebrate her city as the birthplace of the sundae, she received postcards from Two Rivers' citizens reiterating that town's claim. Ithaca retaliated with an ad called "Got Proof?" in the Two Rivers newspaper.
Two Rivers' claim is based on the story of George Hallauer asking Edward C. Berners, the owner of Berners' Soda Fountain, to drizzle chocolate syrup over ice cream in 1881. Berners eventually did and wound up selling the treat for a nickel, originally only on Sundays, but later every day. According to this story, the spelling changed when a glass salesman ordered canoe-shaped dishes. When Berners died in 1939, the Chicago Tribune headlined his obituary "Man Who Made First Ice Cream Sundae Is Dead."
Address: 5311 Memorial Dr. (SW)
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