Revolutionary Meeting House
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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
at 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 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 1885, Kinston was home to a number of merchants, three carriage factories, a harness factory, two turpentine distilleries,
gristmills, sawmills, and several doctors and lawyers.
The late nineteenth and early twentieth century brought new life to the Lenoir
County area and launched an era of progress which continues to this day.
Tremendous strides have been and continue to be made in transportation,
agriculture, industry, education, medicine, public services and religion.
When good transportation became vital to the future of the area Lenoir County
built one of the finest road systems in the state. When the cotton economy
declined, Lenoir County farmers grew a new crop, tobacco and became the
"World's Foremost Tobacco Center". When industry was needed, they built
their own factories and mills. The list is endless.
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Today Kinston has the distinction of being the home of the world's first
Global TransPark (GTP), a 21st century, integrated, multimodal manfacturing
and transportation center. It is a true computer age Industrial complex,
spanning over 15,000 acres, which integrates just-in-time manufacturing
systems and surface transportation systems with the global air freight
network. The GTP provides the logistical environment to succeed in the world of
international industry and trade.
At the center is the Kinston Regional Jetport, with the longest runway east of the Mississippi. This convenient, airport, has facilities for corporate and private aircraft.
The GTP will greatly diversify Lenoir County industry and it will provide
thousands of employment opportunities for both the hightly skilled and
unskilled.
Kinston, the center for economic growth in North Carolina
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Additional information ? email Chamber of Commerce
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