In the wake of the 2015 Charleston church shooting , local councilwoman Mary McGann called for the renaming of the canyon to the more formal Grandstaff Canyon . Although the local NAACP chapter was behind its renaming in the 1960s , they opposed the further change to Grandstaff Canyon . Jeanetta Williams , president of the Salt Lake City NAACP chapter , said the name was n't offensive and wanted the local council to focus on different issues of discrimination instead . However , in 2017 the U.S. Board on Geographic Names voted to have it renamed to Grandstaff Canyon
Charleston church shooting
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