One of the most visited national parks in the country and a major tourist attraction for Middle Tennesseans now has a new ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

What has been known for years as Clingman's Dome, one of the most popular places to visit in the Great Smoky Mountains ...