Homemade stuffed figure of the Flatwoods Monster, in the window of the Flatwoods Monster Museum in Sutton

Identifier:

4224.FlatwoodsMonsterMuseum.Photo.002.1.30.20

Title:

Homemade stuffed figure of the Flatwoods Monster, in the window of the Flatwoods Monster Museum in Sutton

Date:

2020-01-30

Creator:

Hilliard, Emily

Description:

The Flatwoods Monster Museum, which also serves as the Braxton County Visitors Center, is located in downtown Sutton in Braxton County, West Virginia. The Museum displays ephemera, folk art, videos, and souvenirs related to the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, which was first sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia on September 12, 1952 by Kathleen May, Eugene Lemon, Teddy May, Ronald Shaver, Neal Nunley, Teddy Neal, and Tommy Hyer. West Virginia Humanities Council Executive Director Eric Waggoner and State Folklorist Emily Hilliard visited the museum and met with Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the Braxton County CVB and Flatwoods Monster Museum, on January 30, 2020.Visit the Flatwoods Museum website here: https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/visit-the-museum/For more on the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192

Subject:

Folk art, Museums, Flatwoods (Braxton County, W. Va.), Monsters, Folklore

Rights:

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Location:

Braxton County (W. Va.)

Format:

image/tiff

Source:

A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection