Opposition from Ohio Denali is lit by the rising sun and framed by spruce trees in this view from the Parks Highway on Monday, Sept. 22, 2014. (Bob Hallinen / ADN) ...

Denali: Why is Donald Trump ... The first news he heard from the outside world on his return trip was that former Ohio governor William McKinley had received the Republican nomination for president.

The move drew opposition from lawmakers in McKinley’s home state of Ohio. Denali is an Athabascan word meaning “the high one” or “the great one.” The iconic 20,310-foot ...

Who was Ohio’s President McKinley ... McKinley “never set foot in Alaska,” and the peak that rises some 20,000 feet above sea level was known by the name Denali for centuries before a ...

Opposition from Ohio. After statehood, people in Alaska worked to get the name changed to Denali, but ran into a major barrier: Ohio — the home of former President McKinley.

Denali: Why is Donald Trump renaming cherished Alaska peak ‘Mount McKinley’? ... Ohio-born speaker of the House John Boehner, and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin.

The U.S. changed its name to the Athabascan "Denali" in 2015. Skip to main content. ... McKinley,, opens new tab who served two terms as governor of Ohio before becoming president in 1897, ...

Most Alaskans will never stop calling the peak Denali, its Alaska Native name, despite President Donald Trump’s executive order that the name revert to Mount McKinley — an identifier inspired ...

The Alaska Legislature passed a resolution Friday urging President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of North America’s tallest peak as Denali rather than change it to Mount ...

Donald Trump said he will rename Denali, Alaska natives' name for North America's tallest mountain, ... McKinley, who served two terms as governor of Ohio before becoming president in 1897, ...

Trump, who has pledged to hike tariffs on all imports, including a 60% tariff on goods from China, previously vowed to change the name of Denali back to Mt. McKinley after former President Barack ...