Great Bend / historic Big Bend Tunnel
Talcott, West Virginia, United States
Road or bridge · local-legend
The Story
John Henry’s hammer is said to keep ringing inside the mountain after his death. Accounts summarized by West Virginia Explorer describe a steel-driver figure at the eastern portal, sometimes swinging two hammers, and workers reluctant to enter because they feared his ghost. This is the historic tunnel associated with the evolving John Henry legend.
The Hauntings
John Henry’s hammer is said to keep ringing inside the mountain after his death. Accounts summarized by West Virginia Explorer describe a steel-driver figure at the eastern portal, sometimes swinging two hammers, and workers reluctant to enter because they feared his ghost. This is the historic tunnel associated with the evolving John Henry legend.
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