This week, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) approved restoring the name Kuwohi to Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky ...

The effort to change the name was led by Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians, who first settled the mountain in the Smokies ...

The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years ...

The effort to change the name was led by Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians, who first settled the mountain and consider it ...

The highest point in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has a new name. The U.S. Board of Geographic Names agreed ...

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names voted, 20-0, to restore the "Kuwohi" name to a mountain traditionally used by the Cherokee ...

"His family said it's about time," Crowe said. Crowe also said she hopes locals and tourists feel a spiritual connection in ...

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) approved an application on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 that restores the name of ...

The renaming caps an effort begun in 2022 by two enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Lavita Hill and ...

Kuwohi is a sacred place for the Cherokee people and is the highest point within the traditional Cherokee homeland.

What has been known for years as Clingman's Dome, one of the most popular places to visit in the Great Smoky Mountains ...

Kuwohi is 6,643 feet and is the third-highest mountain east of the Mississippi River. It was named Clingmans Dome in 1859 by ...