Denali–Mount McKinley naming dispute - Wikipedia
The mountain had been unofficially named Mount McKinley in 1896 by a gold prospector and officially by the federal government in 1917 to commemorate William McKinley, who was …
Who was Ohio’s President McKinley, and why did Trump rename Denali …
16 hours ago · An undated photo of William McKinley, 25th President of the United States. He was inaugurated in 1897, and again in 1901 just prior to being assassinated on Sept. 6, 1901.
Why the Name of Alaska’s Peak Changed From Mt. McKinley to Denali
Jan 17, 2025 · 1896: William Dickey Names Mount McKinley. In August 1896, after the discovery of gold near the Klondike River in Canada’s Yukon territory, roughly 100,000 miners headed …
Many Alaskans continue to use Denali as name for Mount McKinley …
Jan 26, 2025 · King and many others who live in the mountain’s shadow say most Alaskans will never stop calling the peak Denali, its Alaska Native name, despite President Donald Trump’s …
After Trump orders Denali renamed to Mount McKinley, a …
Jan 23, 2025 · When President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in office to rename North America's tallest peak, known as Denali in Alaska, after President …
Denali or Mount McKinley? - U.S. National Park Service
Denali tinged pink by alpenglow On the eve of the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary in 2016, the name of the highest peak in North America changed from “Mount McKinley” to …
Why is Denali being renamed to Mount McKinley by President …
Jan 20, 2025 · Trump said Monday he will sign an executive order to reverse that decision, ordering the Department of the Interior to restore the name Mount McKinley to honor William …
Trump order seeks to change the name of North America's tallest …
Jan 20, 2025 · JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday calling for North America’s tallest peak — Denali in Alaska — to be renamed Mount …
Renaming Denali and the Gulf of Mexico
Jan 22, 2025 · Who was McKinley? William McKinley was US President from 1897 to 1901, when he was assassinated in Buffalo, New York. During his presidency, McKinley led the US into …
In renaming Denali for McKinley, Trump invokes a presidential idol
Jan 20, 2025 · President Trump announced on Monday that he would sign an executive order renaming the tallest mountain in North America as Mount McKinley, undoing a 2015 decision …