Clingmans Dome, Cherokee
'Sacred': Cherokee name in, Confederate general out for Tennessee's highest mountain
The highest peak in the sprawling Great Smoky Mountains National Park is now called by its Cherokee name 'Kuwohi.'
The Smoky Mountains’ highest peak is reverting to the Cherokee name Kuwohi
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.
Highest Peak Of Great Smoky Mountains Returns To Its Cherokee Name
The highest peak of the Great Smoky Mountains, formerly known as Clingmans Dome, has officially returned to its Cherokee name: Kuwohi (pronounced koo-WHOA-hee). The decision comes after the US Board of Geographic Names voted in favor of a request put forward by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Clingmans Dome reverting to Cherokee name 'Kuwohi'
One of the most visited national parks in the country and a major tourist attraction for Middle Tennesseans now has a new name.
Highest peak in Smokies restored to original Cherokee name, Kuwohi
Kuwohi is a sacred place for the Cherokee people and is the highest point within the traditional Cherokee homeland.
Fed board replaces ‘Clingmans Dome’ with Cherokee name ‘Kuwohi’
The renaming caps an effort begun in 2022 by two enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Lavita Hill and Mary Crowe. Principal Chief Michell Hicks submitted the formal name-change application last January, including more than 150 pages of background materials and letters of support from local governments and others.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park peak reverting to Cherokee name
The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted Wednesday to officially change the name of the highest peak in Great Smoky Mountains National Park back to its Cherokee name.
Clingmans Dome no more: Cherokee name for Great Smoky Mountains' highest peak restored
Due to a reporting error, an earlier version of this story misidentified Jared Wheatley as a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Wheatley is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. The highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is no longer named after a Confederate general.
Federal board restores Cherokee name for Smokies' highest peak
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Changes Name Of Tallest Mountain From Confederate General To Cherokee Name
Jason Sponseller/Shutterstock Out with the old, in with the new as they say. Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced that it's making a major name change to its tallest peak. Clingmans Dome will now be called Kuwohi.
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Clingmans Dome in Smoky Mountains reverts to its Cherokee name, Kuwohi
The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted 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 ...