Due to a reporting error, an earlier version of this story misidentified Jared Wheatley as a member of the Eastern Band of ...
The first name change happened in 1859, when Arnold Guyot, a geographer and professor, named the area after Clingman.
The renaming caps an effort begun in 2022 by two enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Lavita Hill and ...
One of the most visited national parks in the country and a major tourist attraction for Middle Tennesseans now has a new ...
Clingmans Dome, one of the most popular sites in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, is officially renamed Kuwohi.
After years of efforts to change the name of Clingmans Dome back to its Cherokee name, the highest peak in the Smokies is having its name restored to Kuwohi. On ...
The U.S. Board of Geographic Names has approved a formal request submitted by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to change ...