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

Kuwohi, as Clingmans Dome is known by the Cherokee ... the spelling had been “Kuwahi” but a later update from the EBCI ...

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, which translates to “mulberry place” in Cherokee, replaces Clingmans Dome, a name that honored Thomas Clingman, an expelled U.S. senator-turned-Confederate brigadier general who, as a lawyer, ...

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 ...

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 ...

A developer is proposing a large inflatable sports dome for a site south of Interstate 80 and west of the Brookside Marketplace shopping center in Tinley Park, according to plans under review by ...

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

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 ...

FORMER EXECUTIVE Councilor Russell Prescott threaded the needle and won a tight Republican primary in the 1st Congressional District by maximizing his base and minimizing support for his ...