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Town Of Kenansville

141 Routledge Road
910-296-0369

History :

Kenansville, center of Duplin County, is a peaceful little town rich in history and proud of its heritage. Settled in 1735 by immigrants from Northern Ireland and Swiss Germans from Switzerland, these early pioneers called their little town "Golden Grove". The present town of Kenansville was laid out in 1818 and named for James Kenan.