King and many others who live in the mountain’s shadow say most Alaskans will never stop calling the peak Denali, its Alaska ...

A geographer explains who decides what goes on the map.

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 – ...

Usually, renaming a place starts locally. The people in the state or county propose a name change and gather support. The ...

Trump, who took office for a second time Monday, said he planned to “restore the name of a great president, William McKinley, ...

Alaskans say they will never stop calling the peak Denali despite President Trump's executive order that the name revert to ...

After statehood, people in Alaska worked to get the name changed to Denali, but ran into a major barrier: Ohio — the home of former President McKinley. In 1975, the state moved to change the ...

22, 2014. (Bob Hallinen / ADN) After statehood, people in Alaska worked to get the name changed to Denali, but ran into a major barrier: Ohio — the home of former President McKinley. In 1975 ...

The mountain, which stretches more than 20,000 feet high, has been informally known as Denali for decades and, in 1975, Alaskans began to push for a formal name change. Lawmakers from Ohio ...

McKinley to Denali after more than 100 years. Great insult to Ohio. I will change back!” He then vowed to change it back to McKinley during his first term in office. Members of Congress ...

"Denali" is an Athabascan word meaning "the high ... it over opposition from lawmakers in McKinley's home state of Ohio. The mountain stands at 20,310 feet. Various tribes of Athabascan people ...