Kuwohi name restored to the highest peak in the Smokies
WEB4 days ago · News Release Date: September 18, 2024 Contact: Katie Liming GATLINBURG, Tenn.—The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted today in favor of the formal request submitted by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) to change the name of Clingmans Dome (FID #1326387) to Kuwohi (pronounced koo-WHOA-hee).
Clingmans Dome name change proposal approved, Kuwohi …
WEB3 days ago · SHARE. GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — After years of efforts to change the name of Clingmans Dome back to its Cherokee name, the highest peak in the Smokies is having its name restored to Kuwohi. On ...
The Smoky Mountains' highest peak is reverting to the Cherokee name Kuwohi
WEB3 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 ...
Clingmans Dome no more: Cherokee name for Great Smoky …
WEB1 day ago · Kuwohi, which translates to “mulberry place” in Cherokee, replaces Clingmans Dome, a name that honored Thomas Clingman, an expelled U.S. senator-turned-Confederate brigadier general who, as a lawyer, defended settlers’ claims on Cherokee land. Clingman is buried in Riverside Cemetery in Asheville. “The Great Smoky National Park team was ...
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians celebrates as Clingman's Dome …
WEB2 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 Kuwohi in honor of Eastern Band of ... - Yahoo News
WEB2 days ago · 1. The highest point in Tennessee will once again be known as Kuwohi after the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians successfully lobbied the U.S. Board of Geographic Names. The federal board on Sept. 18 unanimously approved the renaming of Clingmans Dome, the observation tower-topped mountain in …
It's official: Clingmans Dome renamed to honor Cherokee heritage
WEB3 days ago · Park officials said the mountain became known as Clingmans Dome after an 1859 survey by geographer Arnold Guyot, named for Thomas Lanier Clingman. Clingman was a lawyer, U.S. representative and ...
Kuwohi: Smoky Mountains’ highest peak returns to Native ... - CNN
WEB3 days ago · The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted on Wednesday in favor of a request from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to officially change the name Clingmans Dome to Kuwohi, according to a news ...
Federal Board Votes to Restore Clingmans Dome Name Back to Kuwohi
WEB4 days ago · Posted on September 18, 2024. Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) The U.S. Board on Geographic Names’ Domestic Names Committee voted, unanimously, today (Wednesday) to change the name of a popular spot in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It’s the latest development in a years-long effort to rename Clingmans Dome to …
Clingmans Dome name change proposal approved, Kuwohi …
WEBG ATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — After years of efforts to change the name of Clingmans Dome back to its Cherokee name, the highest peak in the Smokies is having its name restored to Kuwohi. On ...
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