Wednesday, May 4, 2011

ANSWER: Geography

Mt. McKinley

Known to the Athabascan Indians as Denali (“The High One” or “The Great One”) and to the Russians as Bolshaya Gora (“Great Mountain”), it was called Densmore’s Mountain in 1889 by Frank Densmore, a prospector. The modern name was applied in 1896 by William A. Dickey, another prospector, in honour of William McKinley, who was elected president of the United States later that year. Efforts undertaken in the mid-1970s to restore the mountain’s original Native American name resulted in recognition of the original name by the state of Alaska and its adoption as the name of the national park and preserve when it was created in 1980.

Matt: WRONG
Record: 350-309

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