Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon
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    • From Pumpkin Beer to Pumpkin Pie: 1600 to 1799
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    • The Pumpkin and the Nation: 1861 to 1899
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Spring Hope, N.C., October 2000. Photo: Cindy Ott.

Pumpkins Welcome Trick-or-Treaters 

On Halloween night, many Americans transform their private homes into community space by inviting neighbors to come to their door. The pumpkin serves as a symbolic latchkey, as trick-or-treaters and their parents usually only approach homes with lit pumpkins out front. 






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