Miller, TX
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About Miller
- • Country singer, Kacey Musgraves, spent much of her childhood near Miller.
- • The 'Texas Two-Step' is rumored to have evolved from dances held in Miller's early saloons.
- • The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway established a depot, boosting Miller's growth.
- • Local lore claims a buried treasure is hidden near Miller's old water tower.
- • The devastating drought of the 1950s decimated farms around Miller.
- • Named for an early gristmill owner, Miller was established in 1888.
- • Its population of 1,600 is smaller than many high school graduating classes.
- • Sitting at 410 feet, the elevation is higher than many other Texas prairie towns.
- • Agriculture, especially cotton and cattle, remains a core component of the economy.
- • A feeling of peaceful nostalgia washes over you, like a warm, sunlit afternoon.
- • The Dallas Cowboys, located 60 miles away, won Super Bowl XXX in 1996.
- • Miller High School won the state football championship in 1972.