Ask your friend (or enemy, not that you have any) the following question. You'll have the answer and will astound or confound, depending on your target.Q. How did Kingston get its name, and why?
A. In 1869, W.S. Ladd and his wife, Caroline built a cabin on Apple Tree Cove. Michael King then bought the cabin 9 years later. He moved in along with 10 oxen and 10 men. They slowly logged the hills around Apple Tree Cove. Mr. King built many small buildings and shacks along the shore for his men and animals. In 1882, he was done and moved on. The shacks and bunkhouses were left behind and lived in by drifters, squatters and old loggers. People living in the area often referred to this as King's Town, probably as a joke. The name slowly evolved in to Kingston and stuck.
Source: My incredible compendium of local trivia. Not really: Wikipedia, of course.
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