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 ...

This week, the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN) approved restoring the name Kuwohi to Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky ...

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

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

Clingmans Dome, one of the most popular sites in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, is officially renamed Kuwohi.

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names’ Domestic Names Committee voted unanimously to change the name of a popular spot in the ...

Kuwohi is 6,643 feet and is the third-highest mountain east of the Mississippi River. It was named Clingmans Dome in 1859 by ...

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

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

The highest point in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has a new name. The U.S. Board of Geographic Names agreed ...

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 ...