MOTHMAN: The building where first sighted

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MOTHMAN: The building where first sighted on November 15, 1966

The North Power Plant

This is a photograph taken in 1986 of the North Power Plant, part of the long-dormant West Virginia Ordnance Works complex. As you can see, the building was just a shell of its former self, but this shot is typical of what the building resembled in 1966.

In mid-November, 1966, at night, outside this building, a pair of "parkers" reported seeing the creature, noting especially its glowing red eyes. The creature then reportedly gave chase to the pair as they sped into Point Pleasant to describe their contact to authorities. A sheriff's deputy dispatched to the scene reported an uneasy feeling coming on when he noticed his two-way radio failing to work properly and making a static-filled noise.

Persons visiting this site during the time of the Mothman sightings described it as having a "cold, chilling presence" about it. Subsequent sightings of Mothman were reported elsewhere but generally in the WVOW (TNT) area.

Because of the nature of 1940s power plant construction, asbestos was reportedly in great abundance in the abandoned structure. In the early 1990s the building was a victim of the wrecking ball, gone in a matter of hours along with its twin companion structure, the South Power Plant. As part of the Superfund cleanup site, the U.S. government had the structures razed in the public interest.