The Mothman: The Migration of a Local Legend

In an interview on March 13, 2016, Ashley Wamsley shared the following:Mothman was a creature that was spotted in 1966 in Point Pleasant.Two young couples, the Scarberrys and the Mallettes were up in the TNT area hanging out.They were near the old North Power Point.At one time, that was a World War II ammunitions facility.After that closed down, they turned it basically into a wildlife refuge and there were these old buildings that still stood.They were in the old power plant area when they seen [sic] a tall man in the road.The tall man ended up being seven to eight feet tall.Then they seen [sic] the big wings and the red eyes.They all jumped back in the car and took off at about 100 miles an hour, trying to get away from the creature.That was basically the birth of Mothman's legend in Point Pleasant.