Point Pleasant, WV

Home to the infamous Urban Legend Moth Man

A destination for fans of the metaphysical and legendary!

A (Very) Brief History

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1. Began as a small area inhabited by indigenous peoples along the Ohio River
2. In 1774 colonizers settled and pushed out the native people, reestablishing the land as Point Pleasant
3. Nothing special happened after for a long time
4. Until 1996 when a young couple first sighted what we know consider the urban legend Mothman

More On Mothman

• Mothman is a human-like creature that was seen between 1966 and 1967
• Though it started as nothing, it picked up popularity thorugh national press
• Mothman became popularized by the book, The Mothman Prohecies by Gray Baker
• The sightings, which were mostly other things mistaken for Mothman due to its recent popularity, kept piling up until the most-likely ficitonal, fantastical beast finally became part of the urban legend community
• There have been no recent sightings of the legend, but due to its fascinating tales, there has been in uptick in Mothman enthusiasts