Frank Richard Stockton was an American writer and humorist, best known today for a series of innovative children's fairy tales that were widely popular during the last decades of the 19th century.
Frank Richard Stockton
Stockton, by Dora Wheeler Keith, 1897
Stockton, by Charles Parker
Claymont Court, Stockton's home near Charles Town, West Virginia
Charles Town, West Virginia
Charles Town is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 6,534 at the 2020 census. The city is named for its founder Charles Washington, youngest brother of President George Washington. It is part of the northwestern fringes of the Washington metropolitan area.
Jefferson County Courthouse in Charles Town
The Happy Retreat estate was owned and developed by Charles Washington
Five churches in Charles Town
Charles Town City Hall, part of the Downtown Charles Town Historic District