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Pumpkintown, South Carolina
Pumpkintown
is an
unincorporated community
in
Pickens County, South Carolina
, on
State Highway 8
northwest
of
Greenville
.
History
The
community
was
settled
before
1791
, and was originally called "Pumpkin Town", named by an
anonymous
early
traveler
who was
impressed
at
seeing
the
nearby
Oolenoy River
valley
covered
with
large yellow
pumpkins
.