Origin of the Hamburger

© Photographed March 22 and September 19, 2015

Seymour, Outagamie County, Wisconsin

44.512369,-88.32823

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Origin of the Hamburger

In 1885 Charles N. Nagreen, a young lad of 15, came to the Seymour Fair to sell meatballs. When he realized people wanted to walk around the fair grounds and eat, he flattened a meatball between two slices of bread and called it a "hamburger." This was the first time the hamburger sandwich was produced and sold.

Charlie and the marker are part of the Seymour Community Museum complex, located on westbound Depot Street, between Mill Street (to the east) and South Main Street / Wisconsin Highway 55 (to the west), at or near 133 Depot Street, Seymour, Wisconsin 54165.

Seymour Community Historical Society 

The Official Website of Home of the Hamburger, Seymour, Wisconsin

• History (starting with the Seymour Fair of 1885)

Wikipedia: Hamburger . . . a very interesting history of my all-time favorite food!

These markers are also at this location:

• Charlie and the Hamburger
• Charlie's Chant
• "Hamburger Charlie" Nagreen 1870-1951
• Seymour Depot Museum 
• The "Charlie Burger"
• The "Charlie Grill"

Charlie and the marker (visible to the far right) is part of the

Seymour Community Museum complex.

Charlie and the marker are located in Seymour, Wisconsin.