Great Smoky Mountains North Carolina

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.

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Great Smoky Mountains’ highest peak reclaims Cherokee name after 150 years

The highest peak in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be renamed Kuwohi, reverting to its Cherokee name after more than 150 years.

The Hill · 13h

Great Smoky Mountains National Park peak reverting to Cherokee name

The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted Wednesday to officially change the name of the highest peak in Great Smoky Mountains National Park back to its Cherokee name.

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Clingmans Dome renamed Kuwohi in honor of Cherokee people who consider the mountain sacred

18 unanimously approved the renaming of Clingmans Dome, the observation tower-topped mountain in the Great Smoky ...

Federal board unanimously approves restoring 'Kuwohi' name to highest point in Great Smoky Mountains

The U.S. Board on Geographic Names voted, 20-0, to restore the "Kuwohi" name to a mountain traditionally used by the Cherokee ...

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park

The Smoky Mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee are the tallest ... the group called itself the Great Smoky Mountain Conservation Association. Soon, the mountains themselves were ...

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10 Best Places to See Fall Foliage in North Carolina

Few states do autumn as well as North Carolina. Here’s where to go to see the best fall foliage in NC this season.

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