Charleston

Historical marker location:

Buffalo, Oklahoma

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 64 and County Highway N2010, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 64.)

Marker installed: 1983

The town of Charleston was named for Charles Eilerts who was appointed postmaster on May 18, 1901. The town had two general stores, a drug store, a newspaper, a livery stable, and a doctor until the railroad bypassed it in 1920.