“John Henry”: Play This Acoustic Guitar Tribute to an American Folk Hero
“John Henry”: Play This Acoustic Guitar Tribute to an American Folk Hero
Nov 20, 2020
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Statue of steel-driving man John Henry in front of the Great Bend Tunnel, Talcott, Summers County, WV. Tradition has it that the African-American man won a race with a steam drill during construction of the C&O railroad tunnel (1870-1872). With a 12 pound hammer, he drove a steel rod into the hard red shale to a depth of 15 feel, while the steam drill could only muster nine. Other variations say that he was swinging a 10 pound hammer in each hand. Winning the race, and more than exhausted, he la
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Statue of steel-driving man John Henry in front of the Great Bend Tunnel, Talcott, Summers County, WV. Tradition has it that the African-American man won a race with a steam drill during construction of the C&O railroad tunnel (1870-1872). With a 12 pound hammer, he drove a steel rod into the hard red shale to a depth of 15 feel, while the steam drill could only muster nine. Other variations say that he was swinging a 10 pound hammer in each hand. Winning the race, and more than exhausted, he la
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🗓#OTD in 1861, Residents of western Virginia voted to secede from the Confederate state of Virginia. The railroad tracks that crisscross West Virginia pass through the state's mountains - an engineering feat made possible by the steam-powered drill, or, according to legend, a man named John Henry. Aerial America: West Virginia airs tonight at 11 PM! | Smithsonian Channel
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🗓#OTD in 1861, Residents of western Virginia voted to secede from the Confederate state of Virginia. The railroad tracks that crisscross West Virginia pass through the state's mountains - an engineering feat made possible by the steam-powered drill, or, according to legend, a man named John Henry. Aerial America: West Virginia airs tonight at 11 PM! | Smithsonian Channel
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John Henry: Legend Of American Labor
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The legend says John Henry died after beating the steam drill. But railroad workers claim something strange still happens in certain tunnels. Late at night… people hear hammer strikes echoing through the rock. Would you keep walking if you heard it? 👀 #AppalachianHorror #UrbanLegends #JohnHenry #CreepyTok #GhostStories
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The legend says John Henry died after beating the steam drill. But railroad workers claim something strange still happens in certain tunnels. Late at night… people hear hammer strikes echoing through the rock. Would you keep walking if you heard it? 👀 #AppalachianHorror #UrbanLegends #JohnHenry #CreepyTok #GhostStories
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