Clingmans Dome no more: Cherokee name for Great Smoky …
WEB20 hours ago · The highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is no longer named after a Confederate general. Following lobbying from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the U.S. Board of Geographic Names unanimously voted Sept. 18 to restore Kuwohi as the mountain’s name. Kuwohi, which translates to “mulberry place” in …
'A refuge:' Advocate shares history behind Kuwohi, Clingmans Dome …
WEB1 day ago · This week, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) approved restoring the name Kuwohi to Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Hill and her friend Mary Crowe, who are tribal m…
Clingmans Dome name change proposal approved, Kuwohi name …
WEB2 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 ...
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians celebrates as Clingman's Dome …
WEB1 day 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 ...
The Smoky Mountains’ highest peak is reverting to its Cherokee …
WEB2 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 ...
Fed board replaces ‘Clingmans Dome’ with Cherokee name …
WEB1 day ago · Clingmans Dome is no more, as federal authorities on Wednesday approved affixing the Cherokee name Kuwohi to one of Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s most iconic features. The vote by the ...
Kuwohi name restored to the highest peak in the Smokies
WEB3 days ago · News Release Date: September 18, 2024 ... Clingmans Dome has always been known as Kuwohi to the Cherokee People. The mountain became known as Clingmans Dome following an 1859 survey by geographer Arnold Guyot, named for Thomas Lanier Clingman who was a lawyer, U.S. Representative and Senator from North Carolina, and Confederate Brigadier ...
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 ...
'The trails you are walking are trails created by my people'
WEB2 days ago · The location, previously named Clingmans Dome, was named after U.S. Senator Thomas Lanier Clingman from Asheville. He was also a general for the Confederacy who fought to preserve slavery.
Clingmans Dome renamed to its original Cherokee name, Kuwohi ...
WEB2 days ago · The mountain was named Clingmans Dome following an 1859 survey that named the mountain for Thomas Lanier Clingman who was a lawyer, U.S. Representative and Senator from North Carolina, and ...