Where did the Waldorf salad come from?

My memory is a bit shakey on this, but I remember reading about the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York (mid-town Manhatten) at some time, and there was a mention of the fact that the famous salad was originally made by one of their chefs. That is why they call it Waldorf salad.

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Conventionally credited to Oscar Tschirky, c.1893 at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City.

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