Excerpt: “When they got there next to the abandoned North Power Plant they suddenly saw two large red eyes which reflected the light from the car’s headlights. Scarberry and Mallette’s 1966 Mothman Sighting.
An annual festival in Point Pleasant is devoted to the Mothman legend.” (Submitted on October 2, 2018.)Ģ. The 2002 film The Mothman Prophecies, starring Richard Gere, was based on Keel's book. “The Mothman was introduced to a wider audience by Gray Barker in 1970 and later popularized by John Keel in his 1975 book The Mothman Prophecies, claiming that there were supernatural events related to the sightings, and a connection to the collapse of the Silver Bridge. Something.’ The national press soon picked up the reports and helped spread the story across the United States. The first newspaper report was published in the Point Pleasant Register dated November 16, 1966, titled ‘Couples See Man-Sized Bird. “In West Virginia folklore, the Mothman is a creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area from November 12, 1966, to December 15, 1967. “Legend of the Mothman” Statue and MarkerClick here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.ġ. The “young couples” refers to the two couples, Roger and Linda Scarberry, and Steve and Mary Mallette, who where the first to make the news with their sighting of the Mothman.Ģ. The “TNT Area” refers to the former West Virginia Ordnance Works and abandoned power plant-now the McClintic Wildlife Management Area-an overgrown wildlife preserve seven miles north of town, considered the Mothman’s home or hideout. Touch for a list and map of all markers in Point Pleasant. Mason County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker) “Border Grays” (within shouting distance of this marker) Historic Point Pleasant (within shouting distance of this marker) 330 Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker) Historic Lowe Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker) 313 Main Street (within shouting distance of this marker) Point Pleasant River Museum (within shouting distance of this marker) Lord Dunmore's War (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Marker is in this post office area: Point Pleasant WV 25550, United States of America. Miles and 34 minutes via West Virginia Route 2 from Interstate 77 Exit 146 (the Ravenswood exit). Marker is on 4th Street east of Main Street, in the median. Marker is in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in Mason County.
A significant historical month for this entry is November 1966. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music It still sparks the world’s curiosity-the mystery behindĮrected 2003 by the Town of Point Pleasant. What did these people see? Has it been seen since? Of curious people asking questions: What really happened? Grown into a phenomenon known all over the world by millions Mysteries of all time hence the Mothman Legacy began. What they saw that night has evolved into one of the great On a chilly, fall night in November 1966, two young couplesĭrove into the TNT area north of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, It is in Point Pleasant in Mason County West Virginia This historical marker was erected in 2003 by the Town of Point Pleasant. , Sculpture by:, Artist and Sculptor, Bob Roach, New Haven, West Virginia. It has grown into a phenomenon known all over the world by millions of curious people asking questions: What really happened? What did these people see? Has it been seen since?, It still sparks the world’s curiosity, the mystery behind Point Pleasant, West Virginia’s MOTHMAN. , What they saw that night has evolved into one of the great mysteries of all time hence the Mothman Legacy began. , On a chilly, fall night in November 1966, two young couples drove into the TNT area north of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, when they realized they were not alone.
