After King Philip's War, the establishment of new settlements was made possible by peace treaties with the local Indian tribes and, in 1692, by geographical and jurisdictional agreements between the provinces of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire.

Historic buildings and sites within the district include the Kingston town hall; the Josiah Bartlett House, home of the second signer of the U.S.

West Kingston is located along the road to Danville, in the western section of town, southwest of Great Pond.

Evidence of the early inhabitants was manifested by the construction of a log garrison house on the present Great Pond Road.

In the midst of an agrarian society, the charcoal manufacturing industry took root and became a major business in West Kingston.

Charcoal was carried by horse-drawn wagons to the Massachusetts cities of Haverhill, Lawrence, North Andover, Newburyport, Lowell, and Amesbury, as well as to Exeter, New Hampshire.

Unlike the large-scale factories of today, concerned with mass production, these enterprises constructed the whole shoe, hand-sewing it with an artisan's touch.

When a sufficient number of barrels was collected, the men hauled them to Newburyport to be sold - probably to be used by fishermen in packing fish.

[1] The highest point in Kingston is the east summit of Rock Rimmon Hill, at about 350 feet (110 m) above sea level, on the town's border with Danville to the west.

During this event the Kingston Historical Museum complex is open to the public, in conjunction with the Nichols Memorial Research Library.

Schools in Kingston are: Pre-schools include: As of the census of 2010, there were 6,025 people, 2,288 households, and 1,704 families residing in the town.