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Board To Make Final Recommendation On Harney Peak Renaming

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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Board on Geographic Names is making its final recommendation on a proposed name change for Harney Peak in the Black Hills National Forest.

The board is expected to make its final recommendation on Monday at a meeting in Pierre.

The board made a preliminary recommendation in May to change the name to name “Hinhan Kaga.” It’s believed that the phrase translates to “Making of Owls” in English.

The recommendation would then go to the U.S. Board on Geographic Names for a final decision.

The peak is the highest summit in the U.S. east of the Rocky Mountains.

It was named for Army Gen. William S. Harney, who in 1855 led soldiers who killed Sioux Indians in Nebraska. Some consider the current name offensive to American Indians.

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