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Kingston’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Kingston. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Kingston is a village in Tuscola County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Kingston had a population of 399. The village is located at the southern edge of Kingston Township and is partially within Koylton Township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 440 to 399 (-9%). Half of its homes were built before 1944.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Kingston yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Kingston, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Kingston is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Kingston has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Randall House in Dayton, 8.5 miles away.

Kingston and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Kingston. Tap a dot.
Randall HouseTuscola County CourthouseTrinity Episcopal ChurchHotel MontagueWilliam J. and Lovila (Wooley) Moore HousePioneer State Bank No. 36

Closest to Kingston

Randall HouseDayton · Building8.5miTuscola County CourthouseCaro · Built 193211.7miTrinity Episcopal ChurchCaro · Building11.8miHotel MontagueCaro · Building11.8miWilliam J. and Lovila (Wooley) Moore HouseCaro · Building11.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Randall House’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Kingston?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Kingston’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Kingston📜 Koylton📜 Dayton📜 Wells

From Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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