Long before the Great Smokies’ highest peak was named in 1859 for Thomas Clingman, a U.S. senator who would later become a Confederate brigadier general, the Cherokee people knew it by a different ...

View from the overlook on Kuwohi of the mountain peaks and ridges of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Getty Images It’s not every day that the name of a mountain is restored to the one used by ...

Q: I was told that Mount Rogers in Grayson County was once a volcano. I would like to know if there is anything to it. Also, how did Buffalo Mountain get its unique shape? I relocated here to Roanoke ...

It’s not every day that the name of a mountain is restored to the one used by Indigenous peoples for centuries. But after nearly two years of trying, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians finally ...

President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday he will “bring back the name of Mount McKinley” to the Alaska mountain known as Denali that is the tallest in the United States. The mountain, referred to as ...

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian David Reamer. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or an idea for a future article? Go to the form at the bottom of ...

Changing the names of landmarks in our country has become complex and controversial. Some of the landmarks may have been named after individuals or events associated with discrimination, racism or ...