A prospector in 1896 dubbed the peak "Mount McKinley" after President William McKinley, who had never been to Alaska. That name was formally recognized by the U.S. government until Obama changed ...

Newspaper coverage at the time blamed rising costs of clothing and other items on the the tariffs. McKinley lost his seat in Congress that same year. People blamed the unpopularity of tariffs for ...

"Denali" is an Athabascan word meaning "the high one" or "the great one." A prospector in 1896 dubbed the peak "Mount McKinley" after President William McKinley, who had never been to Alaska. That ...

A common sentiment in Alaska is that while President Donald Trump has ordered the name of North America’s tallest peak to be changed from Denali to McKinley, Alaskans will call it what they want.