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.
Following the selection of the mill site for Tombstone, Amos Stowe took possession of the land that would become Charleston on October 28, 1878, and preparations for the town began immediately. The town was structured into twenty-six blocks with sixteen lots each, arranged in a grid layout.