Kingsport is a city in the state of Tennessee and is located inthe Mountain Empire region of East Tennessee. Kingsport is one of two principalcities of the Kingsport – Bristol – Bayshore metropolitan area, which lies nearthe border of Virginia and North Carolina and which has a population estimate(as of 2013) of 396,546 making it 84th-largest in the United States.
Kingsport is commonly included in what is known as theAppalachian Tri-Cities, with Bristol and Johnson City. The Tri-Cities are theonly metropolitan area in the United States to have three state capitals withincity limits. Kingsport also has nearby Dandridge, Tennessee which bordersJefferson City, Tennessee.
The town was originally called "New Shady Rest," butthe name was later changed to Kingsport after the shipping and rail hub inVirginia of the same name. Established in 1787, Kingsport is one of Tennessee'soldest towns. It was fought over during the Civil War, with Governor William G.Brownlow proclaiming that he would "fiercely fight those who attempt toinvade this sacred soil."
Kingsport's historic central district is one of thebest-preserved Victorian town scapes in the United States. The downtownfeatures numerous shops and restaurants housed within buildings dating back tothe late 19th and early 20th centuries, earning it a reputation as one of themost picturesque downtowns in Tennessee.
Kingsport's economy is driven by manufacturing, services andretail. Kingsport has a growing tourism industry, with increasing numbers ofvisitors to the town being from the northeast part of the country due to itsclose proximity to the Appalachian Mountains. In 2014, Newsmax magazine rankedKingsport as one of "America's Top 25 Most Uniquely American Cities andTowns."
Kingsport is the largest city in the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol,TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area. A micropolitan area, which consists ofSullivan and Hawkins counties in Tennessee, along with Alleghany County inVirginia, forms the Combined Statistical Area (CSA), which has a population of409,849.
Kingsport is often included in what is known as the AppalachianTri-Cities, with Bristol and Johnson City. The Tri-Cities are the onlymetropolitan area in the United States to have three state capitals within citylimits (Johnson City, Kingsport, and Bristol).
Kingsport is often included in what is known as the AppalachianTri-Cities, with Bristol and Johnson City. The Tri-Cities are the onlymetropolitan area in the United States to have three state capitals within citylimits (Johnson City, Kingsport, and Bristol).
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