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 ...

One of the most popular spots in Great Smoky Mountains National Park has a different name.Clingmans Dome, the highest point in the national park and the destination of many visitors who've made the ...

The highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is no longer named after a Confederate general. Following lobbying from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the U.S. Board of Geographic ...

What was formerly known as Clingmans Dome, the highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains, has now been restored to its traditional Cherokee name Kuwohi. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names approved 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 ...

Capturing a never-before-seen moment, a first-time experience or beautiful scenic environments in a photo is a special way to remember an event or place forever. World Photography Day is coming up on ...

South Carolina industries are among those causing air pollution in Smoky Mountain National Park and other protected areas.

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WATE) — Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials said Wednesday that visitors should be aware of some upcoming closures at Clingmans Dome next month. The road leading to the ...

Due to a reporting error, an earlier version of this story misidentified Jared Wheatley as a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Wheatley is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. The highest ...