Kuwohi name restored to the highest peak in the Smokies | News ...
WEB1 day ago · COURTESY NPS. GATLINBURG, Tenn.—. The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted in favor of the formal request submitted by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to change the name of Clingmans Dome to Kuwohi. Kuwohi is the Cherokee name for the mountain and translates to “mulberry place.”. In Cherokee syllabary, the name is …
Kuwohi name restored to the highest peak in the Smokies
WEB6 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 ...
BREAKING: Clingmans Dome in the Smokies Receives Surprise …
WEB6 days ago · Clingmans Dome is being renamed to Kuwohi. This change restores the original name given to the landmark by the Cherokee People, which translates to “mulberry place.” The mountain became known as Clingmans Dome following an 1859 survey by geographer Arnold Guyot, named for Thomas Lanier Clingman. Efforts are already underway to update signage and other materials that refer to Kuwohi.
The Smoky Mountains’ highest peak is reverting to its Cherokee …
WEB5 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 ...
'A refuge:' Advocate shares history behind Kuwohi, Clingmans Dome …
WEB4 days 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 …
WEB5 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 ...
Clingmans Dome renamed to its original Cherokee name, Kuwohi ...
WEB5 days ago · The mountain has always been known as Kuwohi to the Cherokee people. The mountain was named Clingmans Dome following an 1859 survey that named the mountain for Thomas Lanier Clingman who was a ...
Eastern Cherokee tribe supports the renaming of Clingmans Dome - NPR
WEBJul 17, 2022 · The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council passed a resolution Thursday in support of changing the name of the highest peak in Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Clingmans Dome.
Clingmans Dome name change approved, Kuwohi name restored …
WEBGATLINBURG, 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 ...
Federal Board Votes to Restore Clingmans Dome Name Back to …
WEB6 days ago · Gatlinburg, TN (WOKI) The U.S. Board on Geographic Names’ Domestic Names Committee voted, unanimously, today (Wednesday) to change the name of a popular spot in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It’s the latest development in a years-long effort to rename Clingmans Dome to Kuwohi (Coo – Woe – HE), the traditional Cherokee name ...
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