And so, in the kind of random act that so often accompanies the colonial naming of geographic “discoveries,” Dickey and his comrades decided to bestow the name McKinley upon the huge peak. It caught ...

The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – ...

The longtime Washington journalist turned author of several books on US history, including one about the man who seems to be ...

and renaming Mount Denali, in Alaska, to Mount McKinley; a change nobody — not even Republicans in Alaska — wanted. Denali is a Koyukon Athabascan word that means “the high one” — the ...

In 1967, Mount McKinley (Denali) witnessed two pivotal moments in mountaineering history. In February, a group of climbers embarked on a grueling quest for the first-ever winter summit.

I have rescinded my executive order renaming Mount McKinley, Mount McKinley. Apparently, I upset some of my Alaska friends when I gave it back its real name. Since my goal is to bring unity to ...

North America’s tallest mountain was officially named Mount McKinley. But over that century, Alaskans, climbers, and many others still called it by the name it had held for millennia: Denali ...

It took 40 years to rename Denali from the name established in the late 19th century, Mount McKinley. The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn ...

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