Nellis No. 3 Mine Explosion

Historical marker location:

160 Memorial Dr, Nellis, West Virginia

( Marker is on Memorial Drive near Ridgeview-Nellis Road (County Route 1), on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1997

Saturday November 6, 1943 7:00 p.m.

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.