Kingston Parish: History
Kingston was established on the Liguanea Plain to house survivors of the Port Royal earthquake in 1692. It became a parish through an official resolution in the Jamaican Assembly in 1693. In 1872, the city of Kingston was formalised as the national capital, succeeding Spanish Town. In 1923, the amalgamated municipal unit of Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation was established by combining Kingston with the neighbouring St. Andrew Parish.