Simon Kenton

Historical marker location:

4500-4554 Pennsylvania Avenue, Big Chimney, West Virginia

( Marker is on Pennsylvania Avenue (U.S. 119) ½ mile east of West Virginia Route 114, on the right when traveling north.)

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.