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 ...
Uncontained Flint Gap Fire in Great Smoky Mountains National Park grows to 58 acres
Firefighters continue to put out the slowly burning fire that began three weeks ago after a lightning strike, the National Park Service said Sept. 19.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park's highest peak reverts to Native American name Kuwohi
America’s most visited national park is undergoing a name change. The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, on the Tennessee-North Carolina border, is officially reverting to its ...
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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 ...
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Cassius Cash is leaving the park service
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Cassius Cash is leaving the park service to become the CEO and president of the Yosemite Conservancy in San Francisco. He will leave the park in ...
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How To Make the Most out of a Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fall Adventure
A hiker stops to enjoy a view of Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park while walking the Cades Cove Loop during car-free Wednesdays on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. / Brianna Paciorka ...
Swarm of at least 4 quakes rattles near Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USGS says
The Eastern Tennessee seismic zone is known for being one of the most active earthquake areas in the Southeastern U.S.
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The Smoky Mountains’ highest peak returns to Native American name
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 US Board of ...
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Clingmans Dome renamed Kuwohi in honor of Cherokee people who consider the mountain sacred
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 ...