Posted June 9, 2015 5:38 am by Comments

By Vanessa Torres

Be First to Spend the Night in the Seneca State Forest Fire Tower in West Virginia
Be First to Spend the Night in the Seneca State Forest Fire Tower in West Virginia
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

West Virginia -(Ammoland.com)- The winner of a contest sponsored by the West Virginia State Parks system will get to spend the first night in the newly refurbished Thorny Mountain Fire Tower in Seneca State Forest.

The tower, built in 1935, includes a platform 53 feet above the top of a 3,445-foot mountain peak, providing a panoramic view of much of Pocahontas County and the Greenbrier River Valley. After the West Virginia Division of Forestry transferred the inactive fire tower to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources a few years ago, state parks staff began refurbishing it to turn it into an out-of-the-way rustic retreat.

The contest winner and up to three guests will be the first to stay overnight in the tower Saturday, June 20, 2015, which is West Virginia Day, or they may elect to stay at a later date as available. After that, the tower will be open to the public for rental during the summer season. No purchase is necessary to enter the contest and …read more

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