Clingmans Dome, Kuwohi
Clingmans Dome renamed Kuwohi in honor of Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
The effort to change the name was led by Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians, who first settled the mountain in the Smokies and consider it sacred.
Clingmans Dome no more: Cherokee name for Great Smoky Mountains' highest peak restored
Kuwohi, which translates to “mulberry place” in Cherokee, replaces Clingmans Dome, a name that honored Thomas Clingman, an expelled U.S. senator-turned-Confederate brigadier general who, as a lawyer, defended settlers’ claims on Cherokee land. Clingman is buried in Riverside Cemetery in Asheville.
Fed board replaces ‘Clingmans Dome’ with Cherokee name ‘Kuwohi’
The renaming caps an effort begun in 2022 by two enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Lavita Hill and Mary Crowe. Principal Chief Michell Hicks submitted the formal name-change application last January, including more than 150 pages of background materials and letters of support from local governments and others.
Federal board votes to restore Clingmans Dome name to Kuwohi
The first name change happened in 1859, when Arnold Guyot, a geographer and professor, named the area after Clingman.
Highest peak in Smokies restored to original Cherokee name, Kuwohi
Kuwohi is a sacred place for the Cherokee people and is the highest point within the traditional Cherokee homeland.
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.
Clingman’s Dome set to receive name change to ‘Kuwohi’
The U-S Board of Geographic Names has voted to approve a petition from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, restoring the Cherokee name to Clingmans Dome.
Name Of Clingmans Dome Changed To Cherokee Name For The Mountain
The U.S. Board of Geographic Names on Wednesday voted to change the name of the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park from Clingmans Dome to Kuwohi, a Cherokee name for the mountain.
Clingmans Dome reverting to Cherokee name 'Kuwohi'
One of the most visited national parks in the country and a major tourist attraction for Middle Tennesseans now has a new name.
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‘A refuge:’ Advocate shares history behind Kuwohi after Clingmans Dome name change
This week, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) approved restoring the name Kuwohi to Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky ...
Popular Smoky Mountains peak Clingmans Dome regains its historical Cherokee name
What was formerly known as Clingmans Dome, the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains, has now been restored to its ...
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Highest peak in the Smokies park regains ancient name of Kuwohi
The highest point in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has a new name. The U.S. Board of Geographic Names agreed ...
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Clingmans Dome in Smoky Mountains reverts to its Cherokee name, Kuwohi
The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted 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 ...