The Smoky Mountains' highest peak is reverting to the Cherokee name Kuwohi
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The Smoky Mountains' highest peak is reverting to the Cherokee name Kuwohi
https://apnews.com/article/clingmans-dome-kuwohi-smoky-mountains-tennessee-carolina-b8fbb2c029e738021ba15de383e09fe4
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 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 U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted on Wednesday in favor of a request from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to officially change the name Clingmans Dome to Kuwohi, according to a news release from the park. The Cherokee name for the mountain translates to “mulberry place.”