The city of Kinston was created by the NC General Assembly in 1762 to honor King George III, who had just recently ascended to the throne. After the Revolution, the “g” was removed from the name. Kinston has been the County Seat of Lenoir County since 1791. Prior to the English settlement, the area was inhabited by the Neusick people along the Neuse River. Richard Caswell introduced the bill forming the city. He later became the first Governor of the state of North Carolina. I have toured his home, Harmony Hall, which is now a museum house. +

Westgate Gardens is one of several gardens in the city: Greensboro Arboretum, Greensboro Botanical Gardens, Bog Garden, and Tanger Family Botanical Garden. Some are located inside of parks, and others are free-standing. These do not include the numerous parks that have extensive plantings. The gardens were developed by Greensboro Beautiful in association with the city.

Although I lived in Washington for three years, I went back often to visit. I could show hundreds of photos of the District, but these are of a trip in 2018 and limited to just a few from that 3-day Thanksgiving trip.