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The town contains three unincorporated villages: Charleston, East Charleston and West Charleston.
Commodore Abraham Whipple was given a grant to the town, along with 50-60 of his shipmates. He called it "Navy." Abner Allen, from Barton, Vermont, was the first settler in 1803.
In 1825, the town of Navy changed its name to Charleston, presumably after a naval battle that had occurred off Charleston, South Carolina.
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- 1803 (Charleston, VT) - Commodore Abraham Whipple was given a grant to the town, along with 50-60 of his shipmates. He called it "Navy." Abner Allen, from Barton, Vermont, was the first settler in 1803.
www.wikipedia.org - In 1825, the town changed its name from Navy to Charleston, presumably after a naval battle that had occurred off Charleston, South Carolina.
www.wikipedia.org - 1849 Charleston
Orleans Co. The principal stream in this town is Clyde River, which enters the township in Brighton, and runs north-westerly nearly through its...Read MORE... - 1854 - Charleston
Charleston, a township of Orleans county, Vermont, 55 miles N. E. from Montpelier. Population, 1008.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854. - 1877 - Charleston
This township, situated in the easterly part of Orleans County, is in lat. 44° 51', and long. 4° 53' bounded N. E. by Morgan, S. E. by Brighton, S....Read MORE... - 1895 - Charleston
Charleston, a township of Orleans co., Vt. It has an academy and active manufactures. Pop. 1058.
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott 
Charleston, Vt. Barton Power House on Clyde River.
Postcard- A round barn (not uncommon for the time and place) was erected in Charleston in 1908. It was possibly the largest such structure in New England.
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Congregational Church, West Charleston, Vt.
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Main Street, East Charleston, Vt.
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Charleston, a township (town) of Orleans co., Vt. Pop. in 1900, 1025.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher - 1918 - (Charleston, VT) - The large round barn (possibly the largest in New England) burned to the ground in 1918.
www.wikipedia.org - A series of fires destroyed East Charleston May 18, 1921, and West Charleston on the following day.
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Charleston, Vermont, USA
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Charleston, Vt. Barton Power House on Clyde River.
Charleston, Vermont, USA
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Congregational Church, West Charleston, Vt.
Charleston, Vermont, USA
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Main Street, East Charleston, Vt.
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1803 (Charleston, VT) - Commodore Abraham Whipple was given a grant to the town, along with 50-60 of his shipmates. He called it "Navy." Abner Allen, from Barton, Vermont, was the first settler in 1803.
www.wikipedia.org
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In 1825, the town changed its name from Navy to Charleston, presumably after a naval battle that had occurred off Charleston, South Carolina.
www.wikipedia.org
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1849 Charleston
Orleans Co. The principal stream in this town is Clyde River, which enters the township in Brighton, and runs north-westerly nearly through its... Read MORE...
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1854 - Charleston
Charleston, a township of Orleans county, Vermont, 55 miles N. E. from Montpelier. Population, 1008.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
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1877 - Charleston
This township, situated in the easterly part of Orleans County, is in lat. 44° 51', and long. 4° 53' bounded N. E. by Morgan, S. E. by Brighton, S.... Read MORE...
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1895 - Charleston
Charleston, a township of Orleans co., Vt. It has an academy and active manufactures. Pop. 1058.
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott
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A round barn (not uncommon for the time and place) was erected in Charleston in 1908. It was possibly the largest such structure in New England.
www.wikipedia.org
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1916
Charleston, a township (town) of Orleans co., Vt. Pop. in 1900, 1025.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher
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1918 - (Charleston, VT) - The large round barn (possibly the largest in New England) burned to the ground in 1918.
www.wikipedia.org
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A series of fires destroyed East Charleston May 18, 1921, and West Charleston on the following day.
www.wikipedia.org
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