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Excerpt from Hill Directory Co. 'S (Incorporated) Kinston, N. C. City Directory, 1923-24, Vol. 6: Embracing an Alphabetical List of Business Houses and Private Citizens, a Directory of the City, County, State and National Governments, Fire Alarm Boxes, Churches, Public and Private Schools, Secret and Benevolent Institutions Amusements - The golf club, with its nine-hole course, Lakeside and Hill Crest, furnish amusement for old and young. All are within easy reach of the city. The Grand Theatre provides high class motion pictures, drama, comedy and vaudeville. Fire Protection. - Kinston is afforded ample fire protection, its equipment consist ing of two motor companies, two hook and ladder companies, and two reel teams, all served by trained volunteer firemen, under the direction of a trained fire chief. Additional equip ment is contemplated in the near future which will place the city's fire-fighting equipment beyond the requirements. Water. - Kinston is supplied entirely from artesian wells, analysis proving the supply to be the best east of the Rocky Mountains. Hotels - Adequate facilities are furnished for the traveling public by Kinston's lead ing hotels, the Tull and the Caswell, augmented by several smaller hostelries. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.