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Miller's Tavern (closed)
Formerly/Also Known As Bloyer House
14506 National Pike
Clear Spring, MD 21722Now a privtae residence.
From Searight's The Old Pike (1894):
Three miles westward from Newcomer's was the imposing and well-remembered tavern kept by John Miller. It was of brick, a large and commodious building, situate on the north side of the road. Miller owned the property, and it may be in the possession of his descendants to this day. There were large rooms in this house, adapted to dancing purposes, and young men and maidens of the vicinity frequently tripped to the notes of the old time music in its spacious halls. The waltz was unknown, and the figures varied from the 'hoe down' to the cotillion, closing always with the 'Virginia Reel.' The old wagoners were invariably invited to participate in these festivities, and engaged in them with a gusto not excelled by the lads and lasses of the surrounding neighborhood. Alfred Bailes, the old pike boy of Dunbar, drove a line team from John S. Miller's to the Nicodemus House, two miles west of Hancock, as early as the year 1836, and is probably the only survivor of the young folks who participated in the gayeties of Miller's old tavern.
From the Maryland Historical Trust:
This brick building, according to the owner who has occupied the property since the early 1900's, served as an inn or hotel on the National Pike, now U.S. Route 40. The interior and exterior architectural elements in the building suggest that it dates from the second quarter of the 19th century.
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Miller's Tavern, December 1967. Photo: Maryland Historical Trust
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Miller's Tavern, December 1967. Photo: Maryland Historical Trust
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Miller's Tavern, December 1967. Photo: Maryland Historical Trust
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