The Smoky Mountains’ highest peak is reverting to the Cherokee name Kuwohi

The Smoky Mountains’ highest peak returns to Native American name

The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general.

Peak Honoring Confederate Reverts to Cherokee Name

The highest peak in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general. The US Board of Geographic Names voted on Wednesday in favor of a request from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians...

Great Smoky Mountains ditches name of Confederate general

Cameron Henderson 18 September 2024 11:45pm The highest mountain in Mississippi is to officially drop the name of a Confederate general. The US Board of Geographic Names voted on Wednesday to change the name of Clingmans Dome in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Kuwohi, following a request from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Named after a confederate general for the past 150 years, the peak will now be known by its traditional Che…

The Smoky Mountains' highest peak is reverting to the Cherokee name Kuwohi

The highest peak at Great Smoky Mountains National Park is officially reverting to its Cherokee name more than 150 years after a surveyor named it for a Confederate general. The

Highest peak in Smokies restored to original Cherokee name, Kuwohi

Kuwohi is the Cherokee name for the mountain and has always been known as that to the Cherokee people.

Clingman's Dome returned to original Cherokee name "Kuwohi"

More about the name restoration of the iconic mountain in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to its Cherokee heritage as "Kuwohi" and the efforts involved in the process.