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E. P. Charlton & Company

Logo: E.P. Charlton & Company, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

American retailer and postcard publisher based in Fall River, founded in 18901

E. P. Charlton & Company, also known as E. P. Charlton Company, E. P. Charlton, or simply Charlton's was an American chain of five and ten cent stores owned by Earle Perry Charlton, which merged with several associated brands to create the F. W. Woolworth Company in 1912.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1890Founded1
  • Industryretail1
  • HeadquartersFall River1

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Interior View of E. P. Charlton Co.
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

E. P. Charlton & Company, also known as E. P. Charlton Company, E. P. Charlton, or simply Charlton's was an American chain of five and ten cent stores owned by Earle Perry Charlton, which merged with several associated brands to create the F. W. Woolworth Company in 1912.2

Timeline

  1. 1912Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1890Founded Founded1

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