CNN —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 Cherokee People have had strong connections to Kuwohi and the surrounding area, long before the land became a national park.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park closes Kuwohi every year for three half-days so that predominantly Cherokee schools can visit the mountain and learn its history.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, on the Tennessee-North Carolina border, is America’s most visited national park, and Kuwohi is one its most popular sites, with more than 650,000 visitors per year.
The name-restoration proposal was submitted in January by Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Principal Chief Michell Hicks.
Persons:
” “, Cassius Cash, ”, Arnold Guyot, Thomas Lanier Clingman, Michell Hicks
Organizations:
CNN, U.S . Board, Geographic, Eastern, Cherokee, Smoky National, Cherokee People, National, Service, Tennessee -, Representative, Eastern Band
Locations:
Smoky, Kuwohi, Tennessee, Tennessee - North Carolina, North Carolina