Her sisters in Ohio had told her about a giant pumpkin pie that the town of Circleville baked annually — allegedly the world’s largest. Castelli thought she could do better. With a community ...

(This story was updated to change or add a photo or video.) When the Circleville Pumpkin Show was started in 1903 by then-mayor George Haswell, it was a one-day affair held on three blocks with no ...