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Miller-Taylor Tavern (closed)
Formerly/Also Known As Ullery's Tavern
1874 East National Pike
Scenery Hill, PA 15301Now a private residence.
From Searight's The Old Pike (1894):
About two miles west of Hillsboro the famous old tavern of Charley Miller is reached. It is a large and handsome brick building on the south side of the road, and was kept before Miller's time by Henry Taylor. Miller did a large business, and had all sorts of customers, with a capacity to adapt himself to the wants and whims of every variety. He was accustomed to say, in commendation of his whisky, that it was a hundred years old; that he could vouch for its age, for he helped to make it. Parties of young folks were accustomed to drive out from Washington, a distance of ten miles, to take a meal and have a dance at Charley Miller's. His meals were sumptuous and savory, and gave his house a reputation from which he did not fail to profit. One of his specialties was fine peach brandy, which is graciously remembered and frequently spoken of by the survivors of the old pike boys with a glow of enthusiasm. Miller died in this house, and it passed to the hands of David Ullery.
“No longer the host hobbles down from his rest
In the porch's cool shadow, to welcome his guest
With a smile of delight and a grasp of the hand,
And a glance of the eye that no heart could withstand.”
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John Kennedy Lacock Cumberland Road Postcard #73: Miller's Old Stand, 1 1/2 miles West of Scenery Hill, Pa.
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