FIRST Hamburger Sandwich - Athens, TX
N 32° 12.326 W 095° 51.260
15S E 230946 N 3566781
A historical marker placed by the Athens Chamber of Commerce notes that this is the site where the world's first hamburger was created, sometime in the 1880s. It can be found on the front of the building at 115B E Tyler St, Athens, TX
Waymark Code: WMZD3R
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2018
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The marker reads:
Historical Marker
On this site in the late 1880's cafe owner Fletcher (Old Dave) Davis (1864-1944) innovated and made the first hamburger sandwich. Encouraged by Athens enthusiasts, he introduced the sandwich at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. Dave's nephew, Kindree Miller, Sr., Clint Murchison, Jr. and the files of McDonald's "Hamburger University" helped Frank Tolbert in research for this memorial.
Dedicated January 28, 1964 - Athens Chamber of Commerce
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
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