Rename Mount Washington to Original Indigenous Name


Rename Mount Washington to Original Indigenous Name
The Issue
Mount Washington is a natural landmark in the State of New Hampshire and in the New England region. The observatory has helped make history with the measurements they take, plus the nearby Mount Washington Hotel was the site of a summit of the nations of the world in 1944 that founded the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The mountain is also an important cultural site for locals and attracts tourists from all over the region, as a standalone site and as part of the Appalachian Trail.
The mountain was not always known as Mount Washington, it has only had that name since 1874. Before then there were various names given to the mountain by the indigenous people of the area. Agiocochook, Waumbik, and Kodaak Wadjo are three of the names that predated the current name. The mountain should be renamed to one of the original names that it has had throughout most of history. A number of people already refer to the mountain as Agiocochook so reverting back to this is probably the best alternative to the new name.
The native people of New Hampshire have suffered greatly at the hands of the original colonists and the United States, but today we know better and while we cannot undo what has been done to them we can honor and respect them as the people who originally lived in this area. Reverting back to one of the original names from the name of someone who contributed to the destruction of America's indigenous communities would help show that New Hampshire respects indigenous people and has learned from mistakes of the past

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The Issue
Mount Washington is a natural landmark in the State of New Hampshire and in the New England region. The observatory has helped make history with the measurements they take, plus the nearby Mount Washington Hotel was the site of a summit of the nations of the world in 1944 that founded the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The mountain is also an important cultural site for locals and attracts tourists from all over the region, as a standalone site and as part of the Appalachian Trail.
The mountain was not always known as Mount Washington, it has only had that name since 1874. Before then there were various names given to the mountain by the indigenous people of the area. Agiocochook, Waumbik, and Kodaak Wadjo are three of the names that predated the current name. The mountain should be renamed to one of the original names that it has had throughout most of history. A number of people already refer to the mountain as Agiocochook so reverting back to this is probably the best alternative to the new name.
The native people of New Hampshire have suffered greatly at the hands of the original colonists and the United States, but today we know better and while we cannot undo what has been done to them we can honor and respect them as the people who originally lived in this area. Reverting back to one of the original names from the name of someone who contributed to the destruction of America's indigenous communities would help show that New Hampshire respects indigenous people and has learned from mistakes of the past

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Petition created on June 10, 2020
