Charleston is a ghost town in Harper County, Oklahoma, United States. [1] [2]
The post office was established June 18, 1901. [2] It was named after Charles I. Eilerts, who was the first postmaster and a merchant in the area. [2] The town was laid out on Eilerts' homestead about 1908. [2] Charleston appears on a 1911 Rand McNally map of the county, located east-northeast of Buffalo, Oklahoma. [3]
At its height, the town had two churches, a school, two general stores, a blacksmith shop and a livery stable, with a population of about 100. [2] However, the town was bypassed by the railroad, and its population declined in the 1920s. [2] The post office was moved to Selman, but retained the name Charleston until 1923. [2] The school continued until 1933. [2] Some of the town's buildings were moved to Buffalo and Selman; others remain.
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