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Chief Cornstalk
"Fighting" Chief Cornstalk (1720 - 1777) was a prominent leader of the Shawnee nation just prior to the American Revolution from 1775 to 1783. His name, Hokoleskwa, translates loosely into "stalk of corn" in English -
The Missing Thunderbird Photo
There is a story that in April 1890, two cowboys in Arizona killed a giant birdlike creature with an enormous wingspan. It was said to have had smooth skin, featherless wings like a bat and -
Indrid Cold
He speaks without talking, you listen without hearing. Woodrow Derenberger was a typical Appalachian man and a salesman for a sewing machine company, who lived in Mineral Wells, West Virginia. On Wednesday November 2nd 1966 -
The Silver Bridge Collapse
The Main Street in Point Pleasant, West Virginia led straight onto an eyebar-chain style suspension bridge named "The Silver Bridge", based on its aluminum paint, that went across the Ohio river to Gallipolis, Ohio -
Point Pleasant Area Sightings Continue
The following is a newspaper article from the Ohio Messenger on Monday March 20th 1967 titled "Keel Set For Visit - Point Pleasant Area Sightings Continue " POINT PLEASANT - UFO sightings continue to reported in the Point -
Strange plane turns out to be 'bird'
The following is an article from Monday December 5th 1966 titled "Strange plane turns out to be'bird'" POINT PLEASANT - Is it a plane? No, it's a bird. -
Haunting Creature Seen Twice
The following is a Newspaper article from November of 1966 titled "Haunting Creature Seen Twice" POINT PLEASANT - Mason County may be loosing one of its recent tourist attractions. -
Men In Black
Watch Your Back For The Men In Black The Men In Black or MIB are mysterious strangers that reportedly attempt to threaten witnesses and reporters of strange occurrences, such as the Mothman, into silence. -
John Keel FATE Articles
The following is an article by John Keel from FATE Magazine's Vol. 44, No. 3, Published on March 1991. It was later reprinted in the January-February 2002 Issue. It was advertised on the -
Mothman Festival (2016 - 2019)
On Saturday September 17th and Sunday September 18th 2016, they celebrated 50 years of The Mothman and the festival's 15th anniversary. Visitors revisited the paranormal phenomenon that hit the town of Point Pleasant 50 -
Other Monsters
John Baxter in 1977, John Baxter with his sketch, John Baxter's Actual Sketch, Abby Brabham's Dover Demon Sketch 1/7 -
Mothman TV Episodes
"Mutant monster or figment of some overheated imaginations? What is this strange creature terrorizing West Virginia? Some call it the Mothman!" - Opening Narration Artist sketch shown in the Unsolved Mysteries episode, background imagery is -
Mothman Festival (2011 - 2015)
On Sunday September 17th and Saturday September 18th 2011, the 10th annual Mothman Festival took place downtown at Point Pleasant. The event was a celebration of the Mothman sightings in 1966-1967. It was also -
Mothman Festival (2002 - 2010)
Jeff Wamsley of the Mothman Museum and Carolin Harris of the Mothman Diner started the Festival in response to the increasing public interest and awareness of the Mothman mystery and to celebrate the release of -
Mary Hyre's Letters To John Keel (July - December 1967)
Mary Hyre of The Athens Messenger, kept regular correspondence with author John Keel during the events of the Mothman 1966-67 wave. Read more: March - June 1967 Mary Hyre's Letters To John Keel 1 -
Mary Hyre's Letters To John Keel (March - June 1967)
Mary Hyre of The Athens Messenger, kept regular correspondence with author John Keel during the events of the Mothman 1966-67 wave. Read more: July - December 1967 Mary Hyre's Letter To John Keel 1 -
Researchers
Charles Hoy Fort (August 6th 1874 – May 3rd 1932/ Age 58) was an American writer and researcher into anomalous phenomena. Today, the terms Fortean and Forteana are used to characterize various such phenomena. His work -
Questionable Winged Sightings
An Owlman Picture in Lost Tapes. A sketch drawn by June Melling 1/3 The Owlman, also known as The Cornish Owlman or The Owlman of Mawnan, is a purported owl-like creature that was -
Point Pleasant Locations
"He (The Mothman) is part of our history." - Carolin Harris Harris Steakhouse opened on Main Street, Downtown Point Pleasant in 1969 under the ownership of Carolin Harris. -
26 Unofficial Mothman Sightings
The following is a list of 26 first hand sightings of The Mothman that were submitted and displayed publicly on the Mothmanlives website. These are unconfirmed and unofficial witness testimonies from the internet. The text -
The Woodrow Derenberger Interview
The Woodrow Derenberger Interview is a 30 minute piece of audio about Indrid Cold aired on Live TV in Parkersburg West Virginia on November 3rd 1966 at about 4 o'clock in the afternoon and -
The Mothman Museum
1/13 The Mothman Museum was opened in 2005 by Jeff Wamsley. It is a museum dedicated to the Mothman of West Virginia folklore. -
The Mothmanlives Website
The Mothman flies onto the internet! Mothmanlives was one of the first, if not the first, websites about the Mothman legend of Point Pleasant, WV. It was created in October 2000 by Jeff Wamsley with -
Mothman Art
The statue during the building process Delivering the statue Placing the base Constructing the statue Artist Bob Roach with the statue before unveiling Carolin Harris, owner of local diner John Keel, Author of The Mothman -
The Mothman Timeline
This is a chronological listing of documented sightings and events with names, locations and dates. This page is useful for giving context to Mothman stories and keeping track of content on The Mothman Wiki. Sightings
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