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 ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The name change proposal for Clingmans Dome to become Kuwohi, the Cherokee word for “mulberry place,” on a federal level is slated to be reviewed by the U.S. Board on ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — After years of efforts to change the name of Clingmans Dome back to its Cherokee name, the highest peak in the Smokies is having its name restored to Kuwohi. Kuwohi means ...

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 ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — 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 ...

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 ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council has taken a “significant step forward” to renaming Clingmans Dome, according to a statement released by the tribe. The ...

Kuwohi is once again the name of a popular summit in Great Smoky Mountains National Park following a vote to change it from Clingmans Dome. Photo from the National Park Service What was formerly known ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — Are you hoping to check out Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park before the year ends? You'll have to hurry, or else you will have a long, ...