Denali vs. McKinley: A brief history of the long debate over what to call North America’s highest mountain
President Donald Trump says he’s changing the official name of Alaska’s — and North America’s — tallest peak from Denali back to Mount McKinley. It’s the latest chapter in a long struggle over what the mountain should be called.
Shakespeare once asked, “What’s in a name? Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?” And in the case of Denali, would a ...
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Why does Trump want to rename Denali after President McKinley?Among the roughly 200 executive orders President Donald Trump is expected to sign during his first day in office is a ...
That was the first year the state of Alaska petitioned to use the local name Denali instead of McKinley. Lawmakers from Ohio, McKinley’s home state, pushed back. But how do the people whose ...
Many Alaskans say they’ll never stop calling the mountain Denali. That name respects the Indigenous people who’ve lived in ...
The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the ...
Stark County GOP officials enthusiastically back President Donald Trump changing the name of North America's tallest mountain ...
The president wants to honor a predecessor, William McKinley, by returning his name to North America’s highest peak. The ...
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