I grew up in the CSRA, but I still have to ask directions once in a while. It never ceases to amaze me when, almost every time, the direction giver’s first words are, “Go to Pumpkin Center . . .”
Pumpkin Center is at the epicenter of the earth. All routes anchor there. If I can get to Pumpkin Center, I can get anywhere in the world. Think of all the possibilities! We live with an international crossroads in our backyard!
I feel so cosmopolitan.
(Lucy Adams is a syndicated columnist and author of If Mama Don't Laugh, It Ain't Funny. She lives in Thomson, GA with her husband and their four children.)
Pumpkin Center the center of the world?
Wow! It's just like an episode of the Twilight Zone! I wonder what happens when you go inside.
It's true...
Seeing as I graduated from Harlem High School, I drove past the Pumpkin Center almost everyday for 4 years and it's true. The four-way stop at Pumpkin Center can lead you to Harlem, Grovetown, I-20, the lake, and Thomson. Oh yeah, when you go inside, you come out smelling like the place. Don't believe me... try it yourself.