McKinley had no connection to Alaska or Denali. So what is the story?

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8. Why rename cherished peak?

... "In looking backward over the history of the big mountain, it seems strange and unfortunate that the name of McKinley should have been attached to it," said Browne in 1913.

In 1930, Sheldon likewise noted: "The Indians who have lived for countless generations in the presence of these colossal mountains have given them names that are both euphonious and appropriate.”

He asked: "Can it be denied that the names they gave to the most imposing features of their country should be preserved? Can it be too late to ... restore these beautiful names?"

In fact, it wasn't too late. By 1975 enough momentum had grown that Alaska's Republican governor Jay Hammond, and a majority of its state legislature, requested an official name change to Denali ...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/denali-mount-mckinley-name-trump-b2683212.html