Kuwohi, which translates to “mulberry place” in Cherokee, replaces Clingmans Dome, a name that honored Thomas Clingman, an expelled U.S. senator-turned-Confederate brigadier general who, as a lawyer, ...

What has been known for years as Clingman's Dome, one of the most popular places to visit in the Great Smoky Mountains ...

The effort to change the name was led by Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians, who first settled the mountain in the Smokies ...

The first name change happened in 1859, when Arnold Guyot, a geographer and professor, named the area after Clingman.