Once the future site of Tombstone's mills was established, the land that was to become Charleston was claimed by Amos Stowe on October 28, 1878, and planning for the town began immediately thereafter. The town consisted of twenty-six blocks with sixteen lots each, laid out in a grid.
After the site for Tombstone's mills was determined, Amos Stowe claimed the land that would become Charleston on October 28, 1878, and town planning started right away. The town comprised twenty-six blocks with sixteen lots each, arranged in a grid pattern.