Dedication

It is to the memory of the following that these lines of history are dedicated:

Woolenoy - the great Cherokee Indian Chief who first reigned over the land.
Cornelius Keith the first white man who ventured to settle in this Cherokee land.
Matthew Hendricks who first replaced the log house with a framed residence and dug the first well.
Dr. Bill Edens who replaced his log house that was burned by Sherman's troops with a house of hand molded brick made from clay on his farm.
William Sutherland who gave the community the name Pumpkintown. He opened his door to travelers who needed lodging and built the Table Rock Hotel for tourists from the low country.

History of Pumpkintown & Oolenoy