Update, July 18: The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ tribal council has voted in favor of changing Clingmans Dome’s name back to its Cherokee name, Kuwahi. In a resolution passed on Thursday, the ...

COLUMBIA, Missouri. (WVLT) - The U.S. Board on Geographic Names’ Domestic Names Committee voted unanimously to change the name of a popular spot in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Wednesday ...

The highest point in Tennessee will once again be known as Kuwohi after the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians successfully lobbied the U.S. Board of Geographic Names. The federal board on Sept. 18 ...

Local and state government organizations in Tennessee are paying $80,000 a week to keep the park open through Jan. 4.

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Noting the "sacred" nature of the mountain, the Tribal Council of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee endorsed a bid Thursday to rename Clingmans Dome in Great Smoky ...

CLINGMANS DOME, Tenn. (WATE) — A woman is working to restore the name “Kuwahi” to what is now known as Clingmans Dome. Before the Great Smoky Mountains National Park became a national park, it was ...

The new name for the site in Great Smoky Mountains National Park means “mulberry place.” Clingmans Dome is no more, as federal authorities on Wednesday approved affixing the Cherokee name Kuwohi to ...

Later this month, the Knox County commissioners will vote on whether to join a growing list of jurisdictions in Appalachia supporting changing the name of Clingmans Dome, the highest point in the ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WKRN) – The most easily accessible trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is just a short walk and steep hike away from the parking lot, to the observation tower at ...

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GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WKRN) – The most easily accessible trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is just a short walk and steep hike away from the parking lot, to the observation tower at ...