The United States is in the midst of a place-renaming moment. From the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, ...

After two days of driving, we settled into our lodgings nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains. The main house offered rooms, ...

You might see references to Clingmans Dome, which is the site's former name. It was restored to the Cherokee name, meaning mulberry place, in 2024. Do you have to pay to see Kuwohi: Entrance to Great ...

If you’re visiting Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a journey up to the summit of Kuwohi (pronounced koo-WHOA-hee, and formerly known as Clingmans Dome) is an absolute must. Straddling the ...

Restoring Clingmans Dome to its original name of Kuwohi is a significant example of place name repatriation, or the return of an Indigenous name to a particular place or landscape.

Kuwohi, formerly known as Clingmans Dome, could possibly get around two inches of snow. Find the latest forecast here. For those hopeful to catch the first glimpses of snow in the Smokies, the park’s ...

The Cherokee people have long considered Kuwohi a sacred place. But in 1859, a Swiss-American geographer named Arnold Guyot surveyed the area and dubbed the peak “Clingmans Dome.” ...

Clingmans Dome, the highest point in the national park and the destination of many visitors who've made the steep hike to its summit, will now be called Kuwohi, according to the National Park Service.

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 ...

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians submitted a request earlier this year to change the name “Clingmans Dome” back to its Cherokee name “Kuwohi,” which translates to “mulberry place ...