Fletcher Davis of Athens, Texas claimed to have invented the hamburger. So, was Athens, TX really the birthplace of the hamburger? Hamburger History Word on the street is that in the 1880s, Fletcher Davis opened a lunch counter in Athens, Texas, In that restaurant he served what was called a "burger". His hamburger plate consisted […]
Hamburger Birthplace: Seymour Wisconsin
Was the hamburger birthplace at the Seymour Fair in Wisconsin? Charlie Nagreen sold a meatball between two slices of bread at the Seymour Fair in 1885. (Outagamie County Fair) The Seymour Community Historical Society of Seymour, Wisconsin, claims that Hamburger Charlie (Nagreen) invented the hamburger. That is one of the earliest claims to the invention […]
