The state of Alaska requested the name change in 1975, but the Board on Geographic Names didn’t take action. Members of the Ohio congressional delegation – President William McKinley was from Ohio – ...

Vivek Ramaswamy wants to rename Lake Erie as Lake Ohio if he becomes governor in 2026. But can he do that? Let's look at the ...

Landry's order directs state agencies, boards and officers to make the change to all published materials moving forward.

Recently, GOP candidate for Ohio governor Vivek Ramaswamy pitched a new name for one of the Great Lakes to Lake Ohio, similar to President Donald Trump's proposal to recognize the Gulf of Mexico ...

According to LDOE, the Freedom Framework for social studies standards references the Gulf in two areas -- fourth and fifth grade. These changes will be enacted in the 2025-2026 school year and schools ...

Trump issued an executive order that effectively renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf America ... Center (NHC) and U.S. Geographic Names Information System have implemented this change.

Users in Mexico will continue to see the name ... Names was working to update the name in the U.S. Geographic Names Information System. Shortly after, Google said it would make the change once ...

The McKinley name change was recently entered into the government’s Geographic Names Information System, which lists the official names and locations of geographic features in the United States.