Alaskans say President Trump can change the name of Denali but can't make people call it Mount McKinley
King and many others who live in the mountain’s shadow say most Alaskans will never stop calling the peak Denali, its Alaska ...
Denali versus McKinley: a brief history of the debate over a mountain’s name
President Donald Trump has issued a flurry of executive orders — including one to change the official name of North America's ...
After Trump orders Denali renamed to Mount McKinley, a presidential descendant supports a compromise
Trump's decision is being met with resistance, as many Alaska lawmakers, including its two Republican Senators, have voiced ...
Trump Renames Denali To Mount McKinley—Here’s What To Know
The tallest peak in North America has been named Denali since 2015 when its name was officially changed under former ...
The New York Times8d
Trump Wants to Rename Denali. Alaska Lawmakers Don’t.
“I prefer the name Denali that was given to that great ... late 1800s on the hunt for gold in the Cook Inlet, admired William McKinley, who was then the president-elect. Mr. McKinley, who ...
Trump order seeks to change the name of North America’s tallest peak from Denali to Mount McKinley
President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be ...
USA Today2d
Trump says McKinley, but Denali forever a popular Alaskan sentiment
The 20,310-foot peak had been known as Denali until 1896, when a gold prospector unofficially named the peak after William McKinley in support of the then-presidential candidate. Even though ...
Politifact6d
US’ highest mountain called Denali for thousands of years, and Mount McKinley for nearly a century
President William McKinley may never have set foot in Alaska but one of President Donald Trump’s first executive actions upon reentering the White House was to reestablish its most famous mountain — ...
Why does Trump want to rename Denali after President McKinley?
Ahead of his inauguration on Monday, it was revealed that Trump would sign an order to rename Denali as Mount McKinley (and rename the Gulf of Mexico ). Why does renaming an Alaskan peak rise to the ...