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Clingman's Dome, named after Thomas Clingman, has officially been changed to Kuwohi, its Cherokee name.
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en.wikipedia.org
The honorific actually has nothing to do with the war. Clingman's friend surveyed the area in 1859.
I'm of the opinion the mountain needed to be renamed regardless of Clingman's service. He was born in, elected politician from, commanded an infantry regiment from, and died in North Carolina. The peak of the mountain is the highest point in...Tennessee.
The Smoky Mountains' highest peak is reverting to the Cherokee name Kuwohi
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.
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Thomas L. Clingman - Wikipedia
The honorific actually has nothing to do with the war. Clingman's friend surveyed the area in 1859.
I'm of the opinion the mountain needed to be renamed regardless of Clingman's service. He was born in, elected politician from, commanded an infantry regiment from, and died in North Carolina. The peak of the mountain is the highest point in...Tennessee.
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