Mt. McKinley is once again Denali
President Obama has just changed the name of the mountain: Article on renaming So will they now start to call it "McKinley National Park?" And in other news, the president will once again be ...
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It does not matter whether it was a Democratic or Republican decision to return the name to the original Athabaskan name of Denali. It was the right thing to do. President McKinley never visited Alaska. It was originally called McKinley by a gold prospector during the time of McKinley's run for President. The Ohio Delegation was successful in changing it to honor McKinley. No disrespect to President McKinley but it is time to return the name to honor the Athabaskan people. And... yes I am an Ohioan.
