Mount McKinley

English Etymology From en mount McKinley 1, named after William McKinley in 1896-97, who was at the time a candidate for and who later became 25th president of the United States. The name was officially recognized by the national government in 1917. For more, see en Denali. Pronunciation en /maʊnt məˈkɪnli/ Proper noun Mount McKinley en Denali. en January 24 1897 W. A. Dickey Discoveries in Alaska The Sun http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030272/1897-01-24/ed-1/seq-25/ 6 New York We named our great peak Mount McKinley, after William McKinley of Ohio, who had been nominated for the Presidency, and that fact was the first news we received on our way out of that wonderful wilderness. Translations Denali en eponyms