Construction challenges were daunting to say the least. The
Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) line, which connected Richmond, Virginia and Huntington, West Virginia, faced enormous barriers. Tunnels were blasted and drilled through the mountains, giving birth not only to a rail line, but to legends
as well. One such legend concerns the Great Bend Tunnel at
Talcott and John Henry, the “Steel Drivin’ Man” made popular
by ballads. A statue near the site of the epic contest, man
versus machine, commemorates the story of John Henry’s
competition with a steam drill.
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