The first name change happened in 1859, when Arnold Guyot, a geographer and professor, named the area after Clingman.

Kuwohi, which translates to “mulberry place” in Cherokee, replaces Clingmans Dome, a name that honored Thomas Clingman, an ...

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

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

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

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

The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted 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 ...

The U.S. Board of Geographic Names has approved a formal request submitted by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to change ...

Mary was cremated and her ashes spread in a private ceremony on Clingmans Dome (Kuwohi) in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in August 2024. Mary was born in Hastings, Nebraska on October 12 ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — UPDATE (9/18): The U.S. Board of Geographic Names has approved restoring the "Kuwohi" name to Clingmans Dome with a vote of 20-0. In 2022, the Eastern Band of ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) — The FOX 8 I-Team has found construction companies already lining up and looking to cash in if the Browns decide to build a dome. We investigated after we saw a post on the ...

A senior official from the ASI, Agra circle, confirmed there is a leakage in the main dome of the Taj Mahal due to seepage but assured there is no damage. The main dome of the Taj Mahal in Uttar ...