The Highest Peak in Great Smoky Mountains National Park Will Now Be Called by Its Cherokee Name
A 6,643-foot peak in Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been renamed “Kuwohi,” which means “mulberry place” in the Cherokee language. The Cherokee people have long considered Kuwohi a sacred place.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park's Flint Gap Fire 75% Contained, Area Closures Persist
Flint Gap Fire in the Great Smoky Mountains is now 75% contained, with crews downsizing due to reduced threat.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park peak reverting to Cherokee name
The U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted Wednesday to officially change the name of the highest peak in Great Smoky Mountains National Park back to its Cherokee name.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Cassius Cash is leaving the park service
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Cassius Cash is leaving the park service to become the CEO and president of the Yosemite Conservancy in San Francisco. He will leave the park in mid-December and starts his new position in January, according to an email to park employees obtained by Knox News.
Great Smoky Mountains Firefighters Faced with Steep Challenges as 46-Acre Flint Gap Fire Eludes Containment
The Flint Gap Fire in the Great Smoky Mountains remains at 46 acres with ongoing firefighting efforts amid tough terrain.
Flint Gap Fire in Smokies now 75% contained
A fire that has been burning in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for nearly a month is now 75 percent contained as of Sunday.
Flint Gap Fire in Great Smoky Mountains National Park now 75% contained
Firefighters hiked into the fire and continued to safely secure the perimeter and put out hot spots this weekend.
Flint Gap fire now 75 percent contained, National Park says
Flint Gap fire in Great Smoky Mountains started by lightning, park says. Today, park officials said that fire crews continue to work on the fire by mopping up ho
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Clingmans Dome renamed Kuwohi in honor of Cherokee people who consider the mountain sacred
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