Dr. Jaehn B. Charlton was a pioneering African American physician and inventor, making a lasting impact on both the medical and technological fields. As the first African American physician in Northumberland County and the second in the Northern Neck, Dr. Charlton dedicated over five decades to caring for patients, offering services to all, regardless of their ability to pay.

In addition to his groundbreaking medical practice, Dr. Charlton invented the catalytic converter and a coal chimney emissions device, innovations that continue to influence modern technology. His legacy lives on in the lives he touched and the lasting contributions he made to society.