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Kingsport, TN, near of Toyota of Bristol!
Toyota of Bristol in Bristol, TN, draws customers from throughout the Tri-Cities area, including Kingsport.
Originally known as "King's Port" before the city's name was shortened, Kingsport serves as home to a community that exceeds 50,000 people, according to the 2010 U.S. Census. Kingsport currently resides as the largest city in the local metropolitan area known as the Tri-Cities region. | |
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Kingsport offers a rich community both in history and present. Key happenings in the area include the Battle of Kingsport, which was fought on December 13, 1864, and afforded the Union a win over Colonel Richard Morgan's forces. Other historical areas of interest include the Allandale Mansion, the Netherland Inn and Boatyard Complex, which was built in 1802, as well as the late-Victorian Hammond House.
Kingsport is slated as the "first city with a modern urban design and among the first municipalities with a city manager form of government and a school system built on a model developed at Columbia University. Kingsport, 'the Model City', has become known as a progressive and orderly community," according to the city's .gov web resource. The community continues to focus on strategic growth and has garnered a significant amount of recognition for its efforts.
The community boasts a variety of awards that have been received over past years. In 2009 Harvard University awarded Kingsport with the Ash Institute's Innovations in American Government Award, which recognizes its recipients for "excellence and creativity in the public sector," according to their website. Contestants are chosen for displaying "exemplary models of government innovation and advances efforts to address the nation's most pressing public concerns," the resource continues. Other key awards include the Achievement Award for Community Progress awarded in 2009 by the Tennessee Municipal League, as well as Kingsport's listing in 1999 as an "All-American City" by the National Civic League. In 2009, Kingsport was also selected as one of Relocate America's Top 100 Communities to Live In. | |
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If you are interested in acquiring a new Toyota or a used car from Toyota of Bristol and want to take a test drive, stop by our showroom at 3045 West State Street, Bristol, TN 37620, or give us a call on our sales line at (888) 683-3650 today!
Getting to Toyota of Bristol from Kingsport is easy and takes about 30 minutes. Leave town taking E. Stone Drive (TN-1 E), following it for about 20 miles. Make a U-turn at Grove Park Drive, and our dealership will be on the right. We'll see you there! | |
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