Yes, that is why there are JackO'laterns at Halloween using pumpkins. When the Irish immigrants came to the colonies they began to use the pumpkin instead of a turnip for the lantern as they did in Ireland.
Pumpkins are thought to originate from Mexico, although definite evidence is indeterminable. However, the oldest recovered seeds closely related to that of a pumpkin is from around the 7th millennium B.C.
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The pumpkin is native to North America, and some of the first pies were made from those grown by the Native Americans near the Virginia colonies. (see related link)
south America
Latin America.
The name originates from Greek 'pepon' meaning large melon. The oldest evidence of Pumpkins is about 7000 years BC from seeds found in Mexico and parts of North America
north america Pumpkins are indigenous to North America, where they have grown for over 5,000 years Native north America grew and harvested pumpkins. They ate roasted pumpkin and used dried strips of pumpkin to weave mats. Indians offered Spanish explorers pumpkin seeds as a peace offering. Cabeza de Vaca reported seeing pumpkins growing in Florida in 1528 and French explorer Jacques Cartier spotted pumpkins near the St. Lawrence region of Canada in 1584.
pumpkins originated from North America
according to http://urbanext.Illinois.edu/pumpkins/facts.cfm, pumpkins were originally from Central America.
Which area grows the largest pumpkins?
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Pumpkins, like most varieties of squash, are native to North America.
The pumpkin actually originated from the country of Mexico. There is historical evidence that dated between 7000 and 5500 BC and discovered in Mexico.
America (Illinois)