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In 1759 the General Assembly of North Carolina passed
an act to establish three tobacco inspection warehouses in what was then
Dobbs County. It was the site of one of these warehouses, located along the
banks of the Neuse River, that "Kingston" was originally established. The
community was named for King George the III of England. In 1784, following
the end of the Revolutionary War, the people of Kingston requested that the
letter "g" be dropped. Kinston was incorporated in 1826. By 1855, Kinston
was home to a number of merchants, three carriage factories, a harness
factory, two turpentine distilleries, gristmills, sawmills, and several
doctors and lawyers. In the early years of the 20th century, tobacco truly
began to flourish as a cash crop and Kinston's real story of growth began
during that period and the community prospered.
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