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Renaming of Kingston to Kinston
- When
- 1784
- Where
- Kingston (later Kinston), North Carolina
After the American Revolution, citizens of Kingston renamed the town Kinston in 1784 to disavow royalty.
Following American victory in the Revolutionary War, the citizens of Kingston, North Carolina, changed the town's name to Kinston in 1784. The alteration, which dropped the 'g' from the original name honoring King George III, expressed the population's disavowal of royalty after independence.
Sources
- Kinston, North Carolina Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-07
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