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Kinston is a city in Lenoir County, North Carolina, United States, with a population of 19,900 as of the 2020 census. It has been the county seat of Lenoir County since its formation in 1791. Kinston is located in the coastal plains region of eastern North Carolina. In 2009, Kinston won the All-America City Award. This marks the second time in ...
Kinston, city, seat (1791) of Lenoir county, east-central North Carolina, U.S. It lies at the head of navigation on the Neuse River, about 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Goldsboro. Settled as a planters’ trading post in 1740 by William Heritage, it was incorporated as Kingston in 1762, named for.
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Kinston was established in 1762, when it was still Dobbs County. It became the county seat of Dobbs in 1764, and when Lenoir County was formed in 1791, Kinston became the county seat of Lenoir County.
- —The African American Music Trail. One of the most surprising moments I had in Kinston was learning about the African Ameican Music Trail and how deep Kinston’s musical roots run.
- —First Battlefield of Kinston Park. Kinston saw its share of bloody battles during the Civil War, and during my visit, I got to see where the heaviest fighting took place.
- — CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center. Before my Kinston visit, I had heard of an ironclad warship but had never seen one. The CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center houses the remains of the CSS Neuse and tells the story of the warship that got stuck on a sandbar on the Neuse River.
- —Reconstructed Ironclad Warship. There is nothing quite like the wow factor of stepping inside an ironclad. That is exactly what you can do at the CSS Neuse II, which is the only full-sized replica in the world.
CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center NC.gov. A glimpse into one of our nation's most pivotal wars can be found at the historic site within the city of Kinston. Here you can see up close the remnants of the ironclad gunboat, the CSS Neuse.
Queen–Gordon Streets Historic District is a national historic district located at Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina. It encompasses 20 contributing buildings in a mixed commercial and industrial section of Kinston. The buildings include notable examples of Classical Revival, Beaux-Arts, and Romanesque style architecture and date between ...
Hill–Grainger Historic District, also known as the North Queen Street Area, is a national historic district located at Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina, USA. It encompasses 172 contributing buildings in a predominantly residential section of Kinston.
