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Mothman keeps Point Pleasant watching the old TNT road

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Mothman keeps Point Pleasant watching the old TNT road

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Smithsonian Folklife ties Mothman to 1966 Point Pleasant witness accounts and later cryptid folklore. OddSkies files it as a local legend with strong place identity, not evidence of a creature.

Original title: An Ode to a Hometown Creature: Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia

Where: Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Country: United States
Region: North America
When: Nov 16, 1966 / 2:30 AM
Reported: Jun 6, 2021 / 4:00 PM
Location confidence: medium / city
Location resolution: city
Source: Folklore article · Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Quality: Context-rich

Source quality notes

- Named cultural source
- Original sighting context included
- Cryptid status kept unsubstantiated

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