This park's picnic area is situated under a stand of red pine, providing a cool oasis away from the valley heat.

By the early 1800s he had sold off most of the land along the Annapolis River, converted into farm lots.

After the arrival of the railway, Kingston Station developed into a local service and light manufacturing centre.

Kingston was incorporated as a village on June 1, 1957, in order to facilitate the construction of a sewer, a much needed utility that solved the problem of flooding caused by the area's sandy terrain.

The villages of Kingston and Greenwood are sometimes called Kingston-Greenwood, as they share the same highway exit and local telephone exchange.