Flint Gap Fire in Great Smoky Mountains National Park now 75% contained
Firefighters hiked into the fire and continued to safely secure the perimeter and put out hot spots this weekend.
Knoxville News Sentinel4d
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 ...
Asheville Citizen-Times24d
Wildfire in Great Smoky Mountains National Park grows: Here's what we know
The National Park Service has announced the arrival of additional resources to assist in battling a wildfire burning near Hannah Mountain on the Tennessee side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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 ...
U.S. News & World Report3d
15 Best Things To Do in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Also known as notches or passes, gaps are the low points in a mountain ridge. Newfound Gap, which sits at an elevation of 5,046 feet, is the lowest drivable pass in the park. Scenic, roughly 30-mi ...
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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 GATLINBURG, Tenn.
Asheville Citizen-Times22d
Wildfire in Great Smoky Mountains National Park not as large as thought: What we know
The estimated size of a wildfire burning near Hannah Mountain on the Tennessee side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park has changed, according to the National Park Service. The initial ...
USA Today3d
'Sacred': Cherokee name in, Confederate general out for Tennessee's highest mountain
This story was updated to add new information. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. − The highest peak in the sprawling Great Smoky Mountains National Park is dropping the name of a Confederate general in favor of ...
AOL3d
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 U.S. Board of ...
Daily Mail2d
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 ...
The Daily Telegraph3d
Great Smoky Mountains ditches name of Confederate general
The US Board of Geographic Names voted on Wednesday to change the name of Clingmans Dome in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Kuwohi, following a request from the Eastern Band of Cherokee ...
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 ...