After years of efforts to change the name of Clingmans Dome back to its Cherokee name, the highest peak in the Smokies is ...
Kuwohi, which translates to “mulberry place” in Cherokee, replaces Clingmans Dome, a name that honored Thomas Clingman, an ...
The first name change happened in 1859, when Arnold Guyot, a geographer and professor, named the area after Clingman.
The renaming caps an effort begun in 2022 by two enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Lavita Hill and ...
What was formerly known as Clingmans Dome, the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains, has now been restored to its ...
The federal board on Sept. 18 unanimously approved the renaming of Clingmans Dome, the observation tower-topped mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Eastern Band of the Cherokee ...
The federal board on Sept. 18 unanimously approved the renaming of Clingmans Dome, the observation tower-topped mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Eastern Band of the Cherokee ...
The federal board on Sept. 18 unanimously approved the renaming of Clingmans Dome, the observation tower-topped mountain in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Eastern Band of the Cherokee ...
It was the latest development in a years-long effort to rename Clingmans Dome to Kuwohi (koo-WHOA-hee), the traditional Cherokee name for the mountain the structure is built on. It means ...
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.
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