200 Miller Road
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Last updated on April 11, 2024
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Directions from Crossroads/Freetown to Site 8:
- Turn around in a public parking lot and go west towards I-81 and merge onto I-81 N
- In 2.1 miles take exit 310 on the right
- Turn left onto SR-37 and continue for 3 miles
- Take the exit for Cedar Creek Grade Rd (SR-622) and turn left
- In 2 miles turn left onto Miller Rd (SR-620)
- In 0.3 mile the former Tokes Inn will be on the left
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Tokes Inn was Susan Josephine Tokes’ catering service and restaurant. Susan was well-known for her culinary skills, including catering dinners and parties for U.S. Senator Harry F Byrd, Sr., and the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. She received a citation from the U.S. Treasury Department in 1944 for preparing her famous fried chicken at a dinner for the War Finance Program. The dining area at Tokes Inn no longer exists. It was constructed of two prefabricated buildings purchased by the city of Winchester as surplus after World War I and used as temporary schoolrooms while Handley High School was being built. The business began in 1918 and stayed open after Susan’s death through her nephew, George Davis, and his wife, Addie. The restaurant closed in 1998. Louise Tokes’, husband, house still stands next to the former Inn.
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