McKinley out, Denali in

Torplexed · 08-31-15, 07:31 PM

The White House announced Sunday that President Obama is changing the name of North America's highest peak. Mount McKinley — named after William McKinley, the 25th president, who served in the White House until his assassination in 1901 — is returning to its traditional Alaska Native name, Denali.

Obama will make a public announcement of the name change in Anchorage Monday, during a three-day visit to Alaska.

As Alaska's Newsminer reports:

"The mountain, which has been officially named after the 25th president of the United States since 1917, will now be recognized by the U.S. Board of Geographic Names by its original Koyukon Athabascan name."

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-w...nley-to-denali

Not sure which would be scarier. Scaling Denali or staring at McKinley's beetle brows.

Apparently, McKinley's home state of Ohio is very upset over this. Maybe they can rename the tallest point in Ohio, Mt. McKinley. But in Ohio, that's probably a building.

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Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	McKinley out, Denali in The White House announced Sunday that President Obama is changing the name of North America's highest peak. Mount McKinley — named after William McKinley, the 25th president, who served in the White House until his assassination in 1901 — is returning to its traditional Alaska Native name, Denali. Obama will make a public announcement of the name change in Anchorage Monday, during a three-day visit to Alaska. As Alaska's Newsminer reports: "The mountain, which has been officially named after the 25th president of the United States since 1917, will now be recognized by the U.S. Board of Geographic Names by its original Koyukon Athabascan name." http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-w...nley-to-denali Not sure which would be scarier. Scaling Denali or staring at McKinley's beetle brows. Apparently, McKinley's home state of Ohio is very upset over this. Maybe they can rename the tallest point in Ohio, Mt. McKinley. But in Ohio, that's probably a building.