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Sep 30, 2021 · Denali, the peak’s traditional name in the local Koyukon Athabascan language, means “the great one. “The change was cheered in Alaska but denounced by members of Congress from Ohio, the birthplace of William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States. A prospector had first suggested naming the mountain after McKinley in 1896, when ...
Jun 2, 2009 · According to the park's website, Mount Rushmore is named after a New York City attorney. Charles E. Rushmore was sent out to this area in 1884 to check legal titles on properties. On his way back to Pine Camp he asked Bill Challis [a local resident and guide] the name of this mountain. Bill replied, "Never had a name but from now on we'll call ...
Mt. Vesuvius: Mt. Vesuvius is a stratovolcano that, as of 2019, last erupted in 1944. It is located near the city of Naples, Italy. Vesuvius is most known for its massive eruption in 79 AD which wiped out the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. It is still seen as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world today.
How did Zion National Park get it’s name? The park’s name was originally Mukuntuweap, meaning “straight canyon”, given by explorer John Wesley Powell as he believed it to be the Paiute name for the area. The name “Zion” originally comes from Isaac Behunin, a Mormon pioneer. Isaac Behunin settled the Zion Canyon in 1863 near today ...
Jul 14, 2020 · Behind every summit is a story. Colorado is home to more than 50 14ers, or mountains that exceed 14,000 feet above sea level. These mountains instill a range of reactions — joy, fear, triumph, frustration, longing, thrill, exhaustion. Thousands of Coloradans and visitors to our state brave the possibility of failure, poor weather, injury and ...
The real meaning of the Indian name for our mountain expresses infinitely more than the commonplace title by which it is known. Kwina, the last chieftain of the Lummi tribe, now upwards of eighty years of age, says that Koma Kulshan (pronounced ‘kō-ō’mah’ kool-shän’) is the name by which Mount Baker was known in common with his tribe ...
Feb 13, 2018 · This account makes the history behind Montreal’s name seem rather simple: “Montréal” is a clear variation of “Mont-Royal,” an alteration created through the slurring tongues of time. Indeed, in 16th-century French, the word réal was a variant of royal, thus giving way to the contraction of Mont-Royal that created Mont Réal, or ...
