Old Stone Tavern

Historical marker location:

Aurora, West Virginia

( Marker is on George Washington Highway (U.S. 50) west of West Virginia Route 24, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1987

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.