Sam's Diner, also known as Millie's Diner and Victory Diner, is a historic

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located at

Kill Devil Hills Kill Devil Hills is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 7,633 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the most populous settlement in both Dare County and on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Th ...

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. It was built about 1940 by the Kullman Dining Car Co., and moved to its present location in 1996. It is a one-story,

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style steel frame building sheathed in porcelain enamel panels and stainless steel trim. It was listed on the

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in 1999. NPGallery Digital Asset Management System
National Park Service. Retrieved July 7, 2018 As of 2019 the building houses a diner named the Kill Devil Grill.

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