[2] Several ancient Native American burial sites have been located within the borders of Kingston.

In 1685, the area was placed within the boundaries of Plymouth County and for a brief time, between 1686 and 1689, the borders of Kingston were within the Dominion of New England.

[3] Kingston is home to the longest continuously run boat yard in North America, now named the Jones River Landing.

Jones River Pond, the largest body of freshwater in town, was used during the long New England winters to harvest ice.

Jones River Pond was even renamed to Silver Lake for marketing purposes during the height of the ice harvesting export industry, and retains the name today.

Kingston is also home to the first co-op store in North America, which was closed when the Silver Lake Post Office shuttered operations in 1954.

[3] In the 1950s Kingston was transformed from a small rural town into an extension of the Boston metropolitan area when Massachusetts Route 3 was constructed, connecting Boston to Cape Cod, with two exits in Kingston (and a third exit immediately over the town line in Duxbury).

More recently, Kingston has seen the construction of four industrial-sized wind turbines, located along Route 3.

[4] Kingston is bordered by the town of Pembroke to the north, Duxbury to the northeast, Plymouth to the south, Carver to the southwest, and Plympton to the west.

Kingston is also the site of Gray's Beach, in a neighborhood called Rocky Nook, just north of the Plymouth town line.

[20] On the national level, Kingston is a part of Massachusetts's 9th congressional district, and is currently represented by Bill Keating.

The town's EMT service brings its patients to nearby Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital- Plymouth.

Kingston is a member of the Silver Lake Regional School District along with Halifax and Plympton.

Once students reach seventh grade they are sent to Silver Lake Regional Middle School and upon reaching ninth attend Silver Lake Regional High School, both located in Kingston.

Their chief rival is Pembroke High School, whom they play in the annual Thanksgiving Day football game.

Pembroke was previously part of the Silver Lake Regional School District but withdrew in 2005.

Silver Lake was recognized in 2008 by Boston Magazine as being one of the 30 smartest public high schools in Massachusetts.

This is based on criteria including student achievement, college preparation, athletics programs, electives and the overall cost per community.