Big Bend Tunnel - Talcott W V
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 38.964 W 080° 46.002
17S E 520580 N 4166941
The great tunnel of the C & O Railroad was started at Big Bend in 1870 and completed three years later. Tradition makes this the scene of the steel drivers' ballad, "John Henry" made popular by John Cash.
Waymark Code: WM16CAB
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/28/2022
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TEXT from Historical Marker:
BIG BEND TUNNEL
"The great tunnel of the C & O Railroad was started at Big Bend in 1870 and completed three years later. It is more than a mile long, and now has a twin tunnel. Tradition makes this the scene of the steel drivers' ballad, "John Henry"."
The ballad "John Henry" was very popular and song by John Cash. John Henry was a 19th century railroad steel driver who was very well known for beating a steam-driven hammer in a one-on-one contest as sung the ballad.
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