to 1985. He was born in Charleston and represented the area in the Illinois House of Representatives. Gregg Toland, cinematographer of Citizen Kane and Wuthering Heights (for which he won an Oscar), was born and raised in Charleston. References External links Charleston Tourism Office Eastern Illinois University Charleston CUSD #1 Brief history of Charleston and Mattoon at Genealogy Trails 1994 reenactment of Lincoln-Douglas Debate in Charleston televised by C-SPAN (Debate preview and Debate review) Cities in Illinois Cities in Coles County, Illinois County seats in Illinois Populated places established in 1831