John Henry Monument
- February 5, 2006
- Rated 4 of 5 by
Carter from Richmond, Virginia
This is highly recommended because it's at the tunnel he may have helped dig, home of the famous contest with the steam drill. However, I'm appalled. Really.
John Henry deserves much more than just a statue at his tunnel. Maybe one day there will be more here. and you can go down from the statue to see the original Big Bend Tunnel, but you have to be careful since trains still use the new tunnel right beside it.
A small statue for a huge man, literally and figuratively. Smithsonian, if you're out there, do something for John Henry. I mean, he's the epitome of man vs. machine, working man vs. industrialization....
From journal Finding John Henry, the Real Steel Driving Man