Saint Mark's Methodist Episcopal Church

Historical marker location:

Hedgesville, West Virginia

( Marker is on Potato Hill Street just north of Town Spring Street, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1976

The Mothman, a legendary creature said to inhabit the area around Point Pleasant, West Virginia, gained national attention in the 1960s. The creature is described as a large, winged humanoid with glowing red eyes.