Kinston, NC news and local guide

Buyers of town lots had to build brick houses of set dimensions within three years or lose their claims. The town was bounded by East, North and South streets and the Neuse River, and its two main streets, named for King George and Queen Charlotte, are still King and Queen streets. When Dobbs County was abolished in December 1791, Kinston became the seat of the new Lenoir County. It was incorporated in January 1849, and its population grew from about 455 in 1850 to more than 1,000 in 1860. During the Civil War, Camp Campbell and Camp Johnston trained troops near the city, a Queen Street bakery made hardtack and a factory made shoes for the army. The Battle of Kinston was fought around the city on December 14, 1862, and in February 1864, 22 Union soldiers of the 2nd North Carolina Union Volunteers, captured near New Bern and found to have earlier served in Confederate partisan units, were hanged in the city. Sources Wikipedia: Kinston, North Carolina