The TNT Area has become a favorite place for locals due to the legend of the Mothman. This was one of the locations where this urban legend was frequently spotted. Once a place that made and stored ammo and explosives for WWII has now become homes for a number of plants and wildlife. The McClintic Wildlife Management Area is now open to the public for fishing and hunting. This also means that the concrete igloos that housed ammo for the war are also open to the public. There are still over twenty remaining TNT Bunkers in the McClintic Area. Most are open and able to explore, but a few are still active and have explosives inside. During our visit we were able to explore nine different bunkers and also the South Acid Area. The South Acid Area has numerous buildings and concrete structures. The concrete stands that held massive tanks of chemicals are still standing. The TNT Area hold a lot of history and legends that almost all of West Virginians are aware of. It is for sure on a list of must visit hot spots for the state.
History The West Virginia Ordnance works produced trinitrotoluene (TNT) for 1942-1945. The project cost approximately 55 million at the time of war and employed 3,500 workers from 1942-1945. Little of the project areas from the WWII TNT Plant are left, but the igloos that housed the TNT. The TNT was stored in concrete bunkers, or igloos, built around and in the ground. These dome shaped structures are spaced in a grid pattern and covered with a foot of soil to reduce the chances of all igloos being destroyed in a chain reaction if one exploded or fired upon by the enemy. Over the years a problem with pollution has occurred in the area which has resulted in the halt and clean up of the area.