Great Smoky Mountains North Carolina

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.

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Great Smoky Mountains’ highest peak reclaims Cherokee name after 150 years

The highest peak in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be renamed Kuwohi, reverting to its Cherokee name after more than 150 years.

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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 that it's making a major name change to its tallest peak. Clingmans Dome will now be called Kuwohi.

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Clingmans Dome renamed Kuwohi in honor of Cherokee people who consider the mountain sacred

18 unanimously approved the renaming of Clingmans Dome, the observation tower-topped mountain in the Great Smoky ...

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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 ...

Federal board unanimously approves restoring 'Kuwohi' name to highest point in Great Smoky Mountains

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names voted, 20-0, to restore the "Kuwohi" name to a mountain traditionally used by the Cherokee ...

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Body found in lake near Great Smoky Mountains prompts investigation, NC cops say

Two anglers staked out at a lake near the Great Smoky Mountains were scanning the water when they noticed something floating in the lake, deputies in North Carolina told the Citizen Times.

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