Denali (Formerly Mount McKinley) / Jacob Loyacano - Shutterstock Efforts to restore the mountain’s original name began in the mid-20th century, gaining momentum as Alaskan Native organizations ...

While a name change for the Gulf of Mexico could be applied for federal references, other nations have no obligation to follow suit.

King and many others who live in the mountain’s shadow say most Alaskans will never stop calling the peak Denali, its Alaska Native name, despite President Donald Trump’s executive order that the name revert to Mount McKinley -- an identifier inspired by President William McKinley, who was from Ohio and never set foot in Alaska.

Harrisburg renamed its Market Street to Martin Luther King Boulevard and then switched back to Market Street several years later — with loud complaints both times.

Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba after President Donald Trump ordered it renamed from the Gulf of

The Department of the Interior says they're moving quickly to implement President Donald Trump's executive order to rename Mount Denali and the Gulf of Mexico.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

President Donald Trump said the Gulf of Mexico will be called the Gulf of America, while the Denali mountain peak will revert to its former name, Mount McKinley.

One of his first executive orders, entitled “Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness” also stated that the highest peak in North America, currently called Denali, will be changed back to Mount McKinley — the name of the Alaskan mountain prior to 2015.

Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States, and Cuba after President Trump ordered it renamed from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

Congressman Dan Crenshaw, who represents the Houston area, is pushing forward on plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico.