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Miller’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Miller. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story

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Miller was laid out in its present site in 1890 when the railroad built through that territory. It was named for Dr. George L. Miller, who was instrumental in bringing the railroad to the area. Miller was incorporated as a village in 1890.

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Miller, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today2 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Miller is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Miller has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Brenstrom Farmstead in Overton, 18.6 miles away.

Miller and the nearest listed places

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Brenstrom FarmsteadIra Webster Olive HouseHarry V. Temple HouseMason City SchoolDawson County CourthouseSweetwater Mill Bridge

Closest to Miller

Brenstrom FarmsteadOverton · Building18.6miIra Webster Olive HouseLexington · Building20.5miHarry V. Temple HouseLexington · Building20.6miMason City SchoolMason City · Building20.8miDawson County CourthouseLexington · District21mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Brenstrom Farmstead’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Miller?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Miller’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Sumner📜 Amherst📜 Elk Creek📜 Eddyville

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