Kuwohi, which translates to “mulberry place” in Cherokee, replaces Clingmans Dome, a name that honored Thomas Clingman, an ...

The effort to change the name was led by Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians, who first settled the mountain in the Smokies ...

The highest peak of the Great Smoky Mountains, formerly known as Clingmans Dome, has officially returned to its Cherokee name ...

The U.S. Board of Geographic Names on Wednesday voted to change the name of the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains ...

The renaming caps an effort begun in 2022 by two enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Lavita Hill and ...

Kuwohi is a sacred place for the Cherokee people and is the highest point within the traditional Cherokee homeland.

What was formerly known as Clingmans Dome, the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains, has now been restored to its ...

The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years ...

The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted Wednesday to officially change the name of the highest peak in Great Smoky Mountains ...

After years of efforts to change the name of Clingmans Dome back to its Cherokee name, the highest peak in the Smokies is ...

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 release ...

The U.S. Board of Geographic Names has approved a formal request submitted by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to change ...