Volume 9 , Issue 6

Old Miller Hotel

"The hotel was the Miller Hotel. Wm. E. Miller and his wife, Cordelia, came to Waynoka in the Run of '93. Waynoka was already a shipping point for cattle, and had a post office in the depot. The Millers built the hotel on the north end of their property near the Santa Fe rail yards, expecting the town to built near there. However, the town was built nearer the train station, south of the rail yards about a half mile. On page 475 of the Woods County family history book (Footprints Across Woods county), there is a very good picture of the hotel in operation, along with the very interesting family history. Wm. Miller's brother, Grant, married Cordelia's sister, Arpy, and they built the Commercial Hotel in downtown Waynoka. Wm. and Cordelia's son, Bud, and his wife, Bertha, lived in a beautiful home which is north of Waynoka on Highway 14 about a half mile from town. An old-timer told me that two brothers inherited the hotel, and that one of them took the top floor to his farm and built a building on his farm. It is the shed across the highway from the Bud Miller house. The Millers played fascinating and key roles in the early days of Waynoka's history." Sandie Olson, Waynoka Historical Society - Email: sandieo@pldi.net   |  View or Add Comments (0 Comments)   |   Receive updates ( subscribers)  |   Unsubscribe

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