Kuwohi name restored to the highest peak in the Smokies - Great Smoky ...
WEB3 days ago · “The Great Smoky National Park team was proud to support this effort to officially restore the mountain and to recognize its importance to the Cherokee People,” said Superintendent Cassius Cash. “The Cherokee People have had strong connections to Kuwohi and the surrounding area, long before the land became a national park.
Smoky Mountains peak now called by Cherokee name 'Kuwohi'
WEB1 day ago · KNOXVILLE, Tenn. − The highest peak in the sprawling Great Smoky Mountains National Park is dropping the name of a Confederate general in favor of its Cherokee name "Kuwohi." The U.S. Board of ...
Kuwohi: Smoky Mountains’ highest peak returns to Native …
WEB2 days ago · Great Smoky Mountains National Park closes Kuwohi every year for three half-days so that predominantly Cherokee schools can visit the mountain and learn its history. Great Smoky Mountains National ...
The Smoky Mountains' highest peak is reverting to the Cherokee name Kuwohi
WEB2 days ago · Updated 12:21 PM PDT, September 18, 2024. GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — 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 ...
Clingmans Dome renamed Kuwohi in Great Smoky Mountains …
WEB3 days ago · The 6,643-foot Kuwohi is one of the most popular sites in Great Smoky Mountains National Park with more than 650,000 visitors a year, according the National Park Service.
'The trails you are walking are trails created by my people' | Kuwohi ...
WEB1 day ago · Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — The U.S. Board of Geographic Names has approved restoring the "Kuwohi" name to a location in the Great Smoky Mountains, with a vote of 20-0.
Kuwohi name restored to the highest peak in the Smokies | News ...
WEB2 days ago · Kuwohi name restored to the highest peak in the Smokies. 22 mins ago. GATLINBURG — The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, in favor of the formal request submitted ...
Great Smoky Mountains’ highest peak reclaims Cherokee name …
WEB2 days ago · The Brief. The Great Smoky Mountains' highest peak will be renamed Kuwohi, restoring its original Cherokee name after over 150 years. The U.S. Board of Geographic Names approved the change, requested by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Kuwohi holds cultural significance for the Cherokee and is a sacred site in their ancestral homeland.
The Smoky Mountains' highest peak is reverting to the ... - ABC News
WEB3 days ago · Great Smoky Mountains National Park, on the Tennessee-North Carolina border, is America's most visited national park, and Kuwohi is one its most popular sites, with more than 650,000 visitors per ...
Clingmans Dome name change proposal approved, Kuwohi name …
WEBThe proposal to change the name has been an ongoing effort by the EBCI since July 2022. Kuwohi is the highest point in Tennessee and the observation tower offers visitors to the summit 360° views ...
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