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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1937
Page
9
Miller's Drug Store is claimed as the oldest in the United States, operated continuously by the Miller family since 1764, highlighting its long heritage in pharmacy and local commerce.
Miller's, founded in 1764 by Godfrey Miller from Gruena Electorate Saxony, has served Winchester through wars and disasters. Now run by his great great grandson Charles Godfrey Miller, the store highlights a long tradition of readiness and attention to every customer order, with links to Washington and other notable figures shaping the Valley's history.
The entry notes the earliest Castor Oil order dated 1937 attributed to Chas. Godfrey Miller, described as a fake great grandson of the founder.
In 1915, as the Great War was just beginning, Miller's circulated the latest news and served as the valley's most complete newsstand through the war years, a hub for readers seeking updates and information.
A fragment notes Godfrey Miller, a Saxon native who emigrated to America in 1730, with a reference to 1764 as founding of a mill. The terse line hints at early colonial industry and a named individual associated with its origin.
In Garland, MILLER'S Drug Store at 107 N Loudoun St announces a remodel with a modern storefront and walnut fixtures. The highlight is a hospital-clean glass-enclosed prescription department guarded by pharmacists Garland Spillman and Frank Repass who ensure accurate compounding and precise weights. Send your prescriptions to MILLER'S.
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