Mount McKinley is the No. 1 reason tourists visit Talkeetna, said Kris Dupey, who works at the local visitors center.

After Trump orders Denali renamed to Mount McKinley, a presidential descendant supports a compromise The mountain in Alaska was named after William McKinley in 1917, then changed to Denali in 2015 ...

McKinley was the 25th president, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. Trump noted that he helped raise a “vast amount of money” to help pay for several projects, including the ...

Although possibly more controversial than restoring the name of Mount McKinley, Trump’s push to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America is not as far-fetched as it may seem.

Mount McKinley continued to be the official name recognized nationally. The official name would not be changed until 2015, when an order signed by Obama officially changed it.

McKinley, a Republican, won the general election in both 1896 and 1900, twice defeating William Jennings Bryan. McKinley was killed by an assassin in 1901 in Buffalo, New York.

Trump, who took office for a second time Monday, said he planned to “restore the name of a great president, William McKinley, to Mount McKinley, where it should be and where it belongs.

It was named after President William McKinley, the Ohio-born 25th president of the United States. He served from 1897 until he was assassinated in 1901.

It was named after President William McKinley, the Ohio-born 25th president of the United States. He served from 1897 until he was assassinated in 1901.

As President Obama moves to change the name of Mount McKinley to Denali, here's a look at some things you might not know about the mountain and the Ohio president it was named after.

It was named after President William McKinley, the Ohio-born 25th president of the United States. He served from 1897 until he was assassinated in 1901.