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 ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — 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.

One of the most popular spots in Great Smoky Mountains National Park has had a name change, ... The mountain became known as Clingmans Dome following an 1859 survey by geographer Arnold Guyot, ...

If you’re visiting Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a journey up to the summit of Kuwohi (pronounced koo-WHOA-hee, and formerly known as Clingmans Dome) is an absolute must. Straddling the ...

Kuwohi, formerly known as Clingmans Dome, is the highest peak within the tribe’s ancestral homeland and offers a sweeping view of treetops throughout the Great Smoky Mountains.

A pickup truck drives by the Great Smoky Mountains National Park entrance as a more than mile-long convoy of vehicles is lead out of the popular tourist spot near Townsend, Tenn., on Friday, July ...

Best views in Tennessee include Clingmans Dome in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The view of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park from Clingmans Dome ranked 24th on the list of the most ...

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 ...

The proposal to change Clingmans Dome, the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, to Kuwohi has been an ongoing effort by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) since July 2022.

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — The U.S. Board of Geographic Names has approved restoring the "Kuwohi" name to a location in the Great Smoky Mountains, with a vote of 20-0.

Clingmans Dome - highest peak in Great Smoky Mountains finally has its Cherokee name restored. Clingmans Dome no more: Cherokee name for Great Smoky Mountains' highest peak restored Skip to main ...

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