Aaron Pressman on Nostr: The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to ...
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 Geographic Names voted on Wednesday in favor of a request from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to officially change the name Clingmans Dome to Kuwohi, according to a news release from the park. The Cherokee name for the mountain translates to “mulberry place.” https://www.cnn.com/travel/clingmans-dome-tennessee-kuwohi-name-change/index.html
The US Board of Geographic Names voted on Wednesday in favor of a request from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to officially change the name Clingmans Dome to Kuwohi, according to a news release from the park. The Cherokee name for the mountain translates to “mulberry place.” https://www.cnn.com/travel/clingmans-dome-tennessee-kuwohi-name-change/index.html