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ROBBIE ENCOUNTERS THE MOTHMAN - Cryptid Hunter Robbie Huntington checks out The Mothman statue in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. This metal monster represents the local legend of the Mothman: a strange flying humanoid creature allegedly witnessed by dozens of locals in and around the towns of Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Gallipolis, Ohio in 1966-67. Sightings of the unknown monster abruptly ended after the tragic collapse of the Silver Bridge on December 15, 1967 which took the lives of 46 locals - one of the worst of such disasters in history. The town of Point Pleasant holds an annual Mothman Festival each year in September to remember the Mothman Mystery and the areas rich and strange history. The world's only Mothman Museum can be found next to the statue. The Mystery of the Mothman has never been fully explained. The sculpture is by Robert Roach. Photo by Michael Huntington - September, 2016. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #HuntingtonBoys #MothmanStatue #MothmanSculpture #Mothman #SilverBridgeCollapse #Cryptids #MothmanMuseum #MothmanFestival2016 #RobertRoach #PointPleasantWestVirginia (at Point Pleasant, West Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B40nKGOl-Sz/?utm_medium=tumblr

The MOTHMAN of Point Pleasant. In West Virginia folklore, the Mothman is a creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967. This print measures 12" x 17" untrimmed, signed in silver and delivered in a reinforced black tube! (Link in bio via website! USE CODE CRYPTO for 30% OFF!). The first newspaper report was published in the Point Pleasant Register dated November 16, 1966, titled "Couples See Man-Sized Bird ... Creature ... Something". The national press soon picked up the reports and helped spread the story across the United States. The Mothman was introduced to a wider audience by Gray Barker in 1970 and was later popularized by John Keel in his 1975 book The Mothman Prophecies, claiming that there were supernatural events related to the sightings, and a connection to the collapse of the Silver Bridge. The book was later adapted into a 2002 film, starring Richard Gere. An annual festival in Point Pleasant is devoted to the Mothman legend. The true events regarding the case of 'The Mothman of Point Pleasant' have since been covered in a full length documentary film by 'Small Town Monsters', of which this image was licensed for use as the film's poster. The movie is available to watch on Amazon prime and can be purchased on DVD via the SmallTownMonsters.com official website. If you're out at night in West Virginia... keep your eyes peeled... Or rather, keep your eyes 'John Keeled'! This print measures 12" x 17" untrimmed, signed in silver and delivered in a reinforced black tube! (Link in bio via website! USE CODE CRYPTO for 30% OFF!). *Be sure to sign up to my Patreon.com/MisterSamShearon at 'The offering' level to receive a % off everything in this store! #mothman #themothman #mothmanart #mothmanartwork #mothmanfestival #mothmanmuseum #mothmanartist #cryptid #cryptidart #cryptidartwork #cryptozoology #westvirginia #pointpleasant #mothmanmonday #mothmanisreal #cryptozoologyartwork #mystery #unexplained #batman #thebatman #DC #dccomics #manbat #silverbridge #lowbrow #highbrow #eyebrow #comicbook #print #mistersamshearon (at West Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQzdw9EFor5/?utm_medium=tumblr

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THE SILVER BRIDGE COLLAPSE - Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Gallipolis, Ohio. On December 15, 1967, the U.S. Route 35 Silver Bridge (built in 1928) lost structural integrity and collapsed into the Ohio River, resulting in the deaths of 46 people. This tragic accident became connected to the local legend (and popular cultural myth) of the cryptid “Mothman,” a mysterious flying being who was allegedly seen by hundreds in the area throughout the year and, seemingly, disappeared after the the bridge disaster. The notion of the Mothman being a “harbinger of doom” stems from this accident. National bridge inspection standards were soon instituted following this tragic event - one of the worst in America’s History. The replacement Silver Memorial Bridge to Ohio was constructed down-river in 1969. Photo by Michael Huntington - September, 2016. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #HuntingtonBoys #Mothman #SilverBridge #PointPleasantSilverBridge #SilverBridgeCollapse #Cryptids #MothmanMuseum #MothmanFestival #SilverMemorialBridge #GallipolisOhio #PointPleasantWestVirginia (at Point Pleasant, West Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6JmMpulLi0/?igshid=gr5b7c4jnc30

ROBBIE ENCOUNTERS THE MOTHMAN - Cryptid Hunter Robbie Huntington checks out The Mothman statue in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. This metal monster represents the local legend of the Mothman: a strange flying humanoid creature allegedly witnessed by dozens of locals in and around the towns of Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Gallipolis, Ohio in 1966-67. Sightings of the unknown monster abruptly ended after the tragic collapse of the Silver Bridge on December 15, 1967 which took the lives of 46 locals - one of the worst of such disasters in history. The town of Point Pleasant holds an annual Mothman Festival each year in September to remember the Mothman Mystery and the areas rich and strange history. The world's only Mothman Museum can be found next to the statue. The Mystery of the Mothman has never been fully explained. The sculpture is by Robert Roach. Photo by Michael Huntington - September, 2016. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #HuntingtonBoys #MothmanStatue #MothmanSculpture #Mothman #SilverBridgeCollapse #Cryptids #MothmanMuseum #MothmanFestival2016 #RobertRoach #PointPleasantWestVirginia (at Point Pleasant, West Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B40nKGOl-Sz/?igshid=1qznlm814d8rf

50 YEARS: THE SILVER BRIDGE COLLAPSE - Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Gallipolis, Ohio. On December 15, 1967, the U.S. Route 35 Silver Bridge (built in 1928) lost structural integrity and collapsed into the Ohio River, resulting in the deaths of 46 people. This tragic accident became connected to the local legend (and popular cultural myth) of the cryptid “Mothman,” a mysterious flying being who was allegedly seen by hundreds in the area throughout the year and, seemingly, disappeared after the the bridge disaster. The notion of the Mothman being a “harbinger of doom” stems from this accident. National bridge inspection standards were soon instituted following this tragic event - one of the worst in America’s History. The replacement Silver Memorial Bridge to Ohio was constructed down-river in 1969. This stone monument, at the former bridge site (Point Pleasant), commemorates the sad (and significant) occasion of 50 years ago. Photo by Michael Huntington - September, 2016. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #HuntingtonBoys #Mothman #SilverBridge #PointPleasantSilverBridge #SilverBridgeCollapse #Cryptids #MothmanMuseum #MothmanFestival #SilverMemorialBridge #GallipolisOhio #PointPleasantWestVirginia (at Point Pleasant, West Virginia)

MOTHMAN IN THE SPACECRAFT NEWS - A rare copy of famed UFO/Conspiracy Writer/Publisher Gray Barker's "Spacecraft News," Issue No. 3 (June, 1967 - published by Saucerian Books, Clarksburg, W.V.), featuring an early rendition of the Mysterious Mothman, on display at the Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Barker was an early UFO genre writer who wrote about (and influenced) many of the sensational tales associated with the "Mothman" and "Men In Black" legends. Photo by Michael Huntington - September, 2016. @Huntington_Strange_Travels #StrangeTravels #MichaelHuntington #HuntingtonFamily #HuntingtonAdventures #GrayBarker #GrayBarkersSpacecraftNews #SaucerianBooks #Mothman #SilverBridge #Cryptid #MothmanProphecies #UFO #UFOs #UFOHistory #MenInBlack #MIB #MothmanMuseum #MothmanFestival #MothmanFestival2016 #PointPleasantWestVirginia (at The Mothman Museum)