The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Jack Sheddon discovered silver in what would become the Solitaire Mine in 1882. Originally called Percha City, Kingston was surveyed the same year and soon had a population of 1800. Lillian Russell once performed here.
The Depression of 1893 curtailed mining activities in the area, though there was a brief resurgence during World War II. By 1952 however, most production had ceased.
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Start Kingston’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kingston’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Kingston, decade by decade
2000
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 Hillsboro Peak Lookout Tower and Cabin in Kingston, 4.7 miles away.
Kingston and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.