Many Alaskans say they’ll never stop calling the mountain Denali. That name respects the Indigenous people who’ve lived in ...

The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – ...

A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map.

Usually, renaming a place starts locally. The people in the state or county propose a name change and gather support. The ...

The move is likely to face some pushback in Alaska, where the Alaska Native name has long been favored for the continent’s ...

Trump, who took office for a second time Monday, said he planned to “restore the name of a great president, William McKinley, ...

Stark County GOP officials enthusiastically back President Donald Trump changing the name of North America's tallest mountain ...

Alaskans say they will never stop calling the peak Denali despite President Trump's executive order that the name revert to ...

After statehood, people in Alaska worked to get the name changed to Denali, but ran into a major barrier: Ohio — the home of former President McKinley. In 1975, the state moved to change the ...

22, 2014. (Bob Hallinen / ADN) After statehood, people in Alaska worked to get the name changed to Denali, but ran into a major barrier: Ohio — the home of former President McKinley. In 1975 ...