Kuwohi name restored to the highest peak in the Smokies - Great Smoky ...
WEB5 days ago · News Release Date: September 18, 2024 ... Kuwohi is one of the most popular sites in Great Smoky Mountains National Park with more than 650,000 visitors per year. It is the tallest point in Tennessee and the third-highest summit east of the Mississippi River. ... The mountain became known as Clingmans …
The Smoky Mountains' highest peak is reverting to the Cherokee …
WEB4 days ago · Updated 12:21 PM PDT, September 18, 2024. GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general. The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted on Wednesday in favor of a request from the Eastern Band of ...
The Smoky Mountains’ highest peak returns to Native American …
WEB4 days ago · The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general.
BREAKING: Clingmans Dome in the Smokies Receives Surprise …
WEB5 days ago · Kuwohi, formerly known as Clingmans Dome, is one of the most popular sites in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It sees more than 650,000 visitors per year. Also, it is the tallest point in Tennessee and the third-highest summit east of the Mississippi River. The dome itself caused controversy when it was being built.
Clingmans Dome renamed Kuwohi in Great Smoky Mountains …
WEB3 days ago · The federal board on Sept. 18 unanimously approved the renaming of Clingmans Dome, the observation tower-topped mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Eastern Band of the Cherokee ...
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians celebrates as Clingman's Dome …
WEB3 days ago · FILE - Clingman's Dome, one of the most popular places to visit in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, has been renamed to Kuwohi after the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians petitioned to ...
Clingmans Dome renamed to its original Cherokee name, Kuwohi ...
WEB4 days ago · Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — The highest point in the Smoky Mountains has been renamed to honor its significance for the Cherokee people. You may know the mountain as Clingmans Dome. But ...
Cherokee tribe supports renaming Clingmans Dome in Smoky Mountains ...
WEBJul 17, 2022 · The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council passed a resolution Thursday in support of changing the name of the highest peak in Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Clingmans Dome.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park peak reverting to …
WEB3 days ago · The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians submitted a request earlier this year to change the name “Clingmans Dome” back to its Cherokee name “Kuwohi,” which translates to “mulberry place,” according...
Federal board votes to restore Clingmans Dome name to Kuwohi
WEBThe U.S. Board on Geographic Names’ Domestic Names Committee voted unanimously to change the name of a popular spot in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Wednesday afternoon.
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