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Morristown National Parks Starts A Competition: Who Has The Best Hut?
National Parks across the country threw their hat into the ring for #HutCompetition.
MORRISTOWN, NJ— Branches of the National Parks Service aren't generally known for starting beef on Twitter, but Morristown changed that this week, challenging the other parks to a #HutCompetition.
Things started out normally enough: the Morristown National Historic Park tweeted out a fun fact about one of their historical huts.
#OTD 1779, #NY Brigade Officers offer soldiers prizes of whiskey to stimulate #JockeyHollow hut construction. 1st Hut=2 gal, Best hut=4 gal
— Morristown NHP (@MorristownNPS) December 6, 2016
Not to be outdone, the Death Valley National Park jumped in, eager to show off one of their huts.
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@MorristownNPS We would like to enter this hut into the competition. We have many huts for you to choose "best" from pic.twitter.com/UEfeq07rtr
— Death Valley NP (@DeathValleyNPS) December 6, 2016
Morristown replied, calling the Death Valley hut "not too shabby," but saying they needed more entries. Death Valley tagged other parks, inviting them to join in on the fun.
And so #HutCompetition was born. You can check out some of the entries below. Who do you think won the #HutCompetition? Let Patch know in the comments!
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Would you like a place to stay in the winter? @MorristownNPS @DeathValleyNPS #hutscompetition pic.twitter.com/bQhS72IxC3
— Kenai Fjords NP (@KenaiFjordsNPS) December 6, 2016
Homesteading Hut? #hutcompetition @MorristownNPS pic.twitter.com/iNSl0BVhUK
— MidwestNationalParks (@MidwestNPS) December 7, 2016
@MorristownNPS @GlacierBayNPS @KenaiFjordsNPS @DenaliNPS Some huts self-compost #hutcompetition. @ParksCanYukon have great huts too. pic.twitter.com/bN7sNDsMZq
— Klondike Gold Rush (@KlondikeAKNPS) December 7, 2016
This is the perfect entry for the #hutcompetition. This Timucuan hut model is beloved in the park. pic.twitter.com/2O6rFgbxN7
— Timucuan Preserve (@TimucuanNPS) December 8, 2016
The NPS is having a #hutcompetition today. Big Bend will surely win because history runs deep along the border! https://t.co/ePjK4hpYU1 pic.twitter.com/TlzY4ipxZ7
— Big Bend NPS (@BigBendNPS) December 7, 2016
We love the Kraitz Log cabin, the oldest structure in the park on the mainland. #hutcompetition#FindYourPark pic.twitter.com/528E9b0Zuo
— Sleeping Bear Dunes (@SleepingBearNPS) December 7, 2016
Image via Death Valley National Park
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