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Real Name |
John Henry |
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First Appearance |
1800s American Folklore |
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Created by |
US Folklore |
Origin[]
John Henry is an American folk hero famous for winning a race against a steam powered hammer according to some along the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in Talcott, West Virginia. However, John wins only to die with his hammer in his hand. Legends have said he was the strongest man alive and that he was a slave born in Missouri in the 1840s.