Kingston, PA
| Kingston, Pennsylvania | |
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Pennsylvania Route 309 as it runs through Kingston and the surrounding areas
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| Motto: "A Great Place to Call Home" | |
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| Coordinates: 41°16′N 75°53′W / 41.267°N 75.883°WCoordinates: 41°16′N 75°53′W / 41.267°N 75.883°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Luzerne |
| Settled | 1771 |
| Incorporated | 1857 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home Rule (Strong executive/appointed manager) |
| • Mayor | James J. Haggerty |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2) |
| • Land | 2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 545 ft (166 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 13,182 |
| • Density | 6,000/sq mi (2,300/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip code | 18704 |
| Area code(s) | 570 |
| Website | Kingston Borough, Pennsylvania |
Kingston is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, on the Susquehanna River opposite Wilkes Barre. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,182.
Kingston was settled in the early 1770s. The Battle of Wyoming occurred near the new settlement (in 1778). The community has a rich history as a pivotal pioneer in American education. In 1775, a new school was erected on the site of one established in 1773, which is said to have been the first public school in Pennsylvania. The borough is also home to the Upper School campus of Wyoming Seminary, a prestigious college preparatory school founded in Kingston in 1844. The school was founded with a total of just 31 students—17 boys and 14 girls—enrolling in the first year. Today, Wyoming Seminary's historic campus hosts roughly 450 students and its Lower School grounds in Forty Fort host students from pre-K through eighth grade.
Kingston witnessed a population boom after the construction and operation of the Lackawanna and Bloomsburg Railroad. It was incorporated as a borough on November 23, 1857. The borough is named after Kingston, Rhode Island. Kingston is part of Coal Region. Prior to the Knox Mine Disaster, the borough was an active anthracite coal mining community.
In 1923, the Kingston Armory was built. On September 11, 1950, 33 guardsmen from the 109th Field Artillery Regiment were killed in a train accident near Coshocton, Ohio. In the following days, the dead were moved to the Kingston Armory. Once there, the 109th Field Artillery Battalion relinquished the remains of their fellow soldiers to the grief-stricken families.
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