The Mothman

The Mothman hails from the quiet rural town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Known for its historic riverfront and farmland Point Pleasant has a rich history. From the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant where Virginia militiamen fought the Native Americans under Chief Cornstalk, to the WWII bunkers commonly referred to as the TNT area because during their prime workers would produce anywhere from 500,000 to 720,000 pounds of TNT daily. This TNT area would become the place where the first reported sighting of Mothman would take place. In November of 1966 two local couples were out driving at night by the old TNT area when a large 7 foot tall winged creature with glowing red eyes began to chase the car. Later on December 16, 1967 The Silver Bridge that connected Point Pleasant, WV to Gallipolis, OH collapsed and killed 45 people. Reports came in from people claiming to have seen the Mothman flying around prior to the bridge collapse. Since then there have been over 250 sightings of the Mothman.