Priest, also known as Priest Station or Priest's Station, is an unincorporated locality 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Big Oak Flat in Tuolumne County, California. It is the eastern terminus of the New Priest Grade and the Old Priest Grade.
The site was established as a stagecoach stop and hotel in 1849; the hotel did good business until it was destroyed in a wildfire in 1926. A motel was later built on the site, replaced by a store and cafe in 2007.
References
- "Priest Populated Place Profile". Home Town Locator. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- "Priest, United States". ITA. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
- "Priest". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- Holland, John (November 9, 2009). "Family business (again): Priest Station Cafe & Store opens at site of 1850s hotel". The Modesto Bee. Modesto, CA. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
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37°48′51″N 120°16′22″W / 37.81417°N 120.27278°W / 37.81417; -120.27278
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