Newfound Gap Road through Great Smoky Mountains closes to traffic for high wind warning
The major road through the Smokies closes due to high winds in the area through Thursday morning. Gusts up to 65 mph are ...
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Opinion: Why returning the name Kuwohi to the Great Smoky Mountains matters
But after nearly two years of trying, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians finally persuaded the U.S. Board on Geographic ...
USA Today28d
How Great Smoky Mountains' highest peak reclaimed historic name | Word from the Smokies:
The Cherokee people have a long and rich history in the Great Smoky Mountains, but at many points throughout the last 300 ...
Asheville Citizen-Times27d
National Park Service issues citations for commercial vehicles on prohibited road
NPS officials are reminding drivers that no commercial vehicles are allowed on this main road connecting Cherokee in North Carolina to Gatlinburg, Tennessee in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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From Confederate general to Cherokee heritage: Why returning the name Kuwohi to the Great Smoky Mountains matters
the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians finally convinced the U.S. Board on Geographic Names on Sept. 18, 2024, to formally agree to rename the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains National ...
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How Great Smoky Mountains' highest peak reclaimed historic name | Word from the Smokies:
The Cherokee people have a long and rich history in the Great Smoky Mountains, but at many points throughout the last 300 years, that cultural tradition has been threatened. In the 1830s ...