Fed board replaces ‘Clingmans Dome’ with Cherokee name ‘Kuwohi’
The renaming caps an effort begun in 2022 by two enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Lavita Hill and Mary Crowe. Principal Chief Michell Hicks submitted the formal name-change application last January, including more than 150 pages of background materials and letters of support from local governments and others.
The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted Wednesday to officially change the name of the highest peak in Great Smoky Mountains ...
What was formerly known as Clingmans Dome, the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains, has now been restored to its ...
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Changes Name Of Tallest Mountain From Confederate General To Cherokee NameJason Sponseller/Shutterstock Out with the old, in with the new as they say. Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced ...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, on the Tennessee-North Carolina border, is America’s most visited national park, and Kuwohi is one its most popular sites, with more than 650,000 visitors ...
The peak became known as Clingmans Dome following an 1859 survey by geographer Arnold Guyot, who named it for Thomas Lanier ...
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Clingmans Dome Trail - Great Smoky Mountains National ParkThe Clingmans Dome trail takes you to the highest point in Tennessee, providing sweeping views of the Great Smoky ...
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