Mt. McKinley officially to be renamed back to Mt. Denali

[B the Hiker]

That feels right and long overdue!

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/31/u...ed-denali.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0


Brian

 

[Raven]

That feels right and long overdue!

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/31/u...ed-denali.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0


Brian

Outstanding.

 

[TCD]

I think it's fine; the National Park is already named Denali. We could rename Marcy Tahawus; and rename Everest Sagarmatha or Chomolungma. too, if we needed another political "pop" in another month. All fine; the mountain will be the same.

 

[una_dogger]

Yay. That is all.

 

[Tom Rankin]

They are renaming it to one Native Group's name. The backlash (from Ohio - McKinley was from Ohio) has already begun....

 

[griffin]

Should make Alaska happy, they've been pushing for this for years, if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Becca M]

A few years back when I went to Denali National Park, it was referred to as either/or.... or, to a tourist: "DENALI/MCKINLEY"

Didn't matter to me, but, the state should be able to choose what they want to call it!!!! If they want Denali, fine!!!!

 

[HAMTERO]

Poor Ohio.

 

[B the Hiker]

Little did I realize when I posted the original back in 2015 that the name would revert back to Mt. McKinley, but that was a Day 1 priority, because...it's so important and the people of Alaska were clamoring for it. Hard to believe that made the inaugural address, but it did, and Alaska's three elected members of Congress are not pleased about it. I can't imagine who is, actually.

https://www.politico.com/live-updat...nalysis/trump-denali-mckinley-alaska-00199491

 

[Dr. Dasypodidae]

Maybe Greenland will be renamed once we take it over?

 

[NorthShore]

I've no political skin in this game and it took me a few moments to get used to saying Denali back in the day, but I like Denali better.

Besides, I thought names couldn't be changed without approval from the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

 

[NHChris]

I’m in FL at the moment and the governor here has officially blessed the Gulf of “America” rename.

Will Mount Regan be put back into play?

Sheesh!

 

[RichS]

I thought names couldn't be changed without approval from the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

And the Board says: the most important policy regarding names is local use and acceptance. So anyone in Talkeetna trumps anyone in the White House.

 

[NHChris]

What’s in a name…..

 

[skiguy]

And the Board says: the most important policy regarding names is local use and acceptance. So anyone in Talkeetna trumps anyone in the White House.

Not if it is a US Territory. https://www.nytimes.com/article/tru...er directs the U.S.,used in the United States.