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Did West Virginia Inspire 'Country Roads'? 50 Years Later, Here's What We Know - West Virginia Public Broadcasting : West Virginia Public Broadcasting
![Mountain mama! John Denver's 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' was inspired by Maryland, not West Virginia Mountain mama! John Denver's 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' was inspired by Maryland, not West Virginia](http://thumbor-prod-us-east-1.photo.aws.arc.pub/u4s-XUTvgQLJwTViG4ySLdTKjAM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-tronc/public/ULDTEQZL3FGXLGAQLEHDLNEQXA.jpg)
Mountain mama! John Denver's 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' was inspired by Maryland, not West Virginia
![September 6, 1980: Singer John Denver Helps Dedicate New Mountaineer Field - West Virginia Public Broadcasting : West Virginia Public Broadcasting September 6, 1980: Singer John Denver Helps Dedicate New Mountaineer Field - West Virginia Public Broadcasting : West Virginia Public Broadcasting](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a2ed207/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1590x1852+0+0/resize/1760x2050!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fwvpn%2Ffiles%2F201709%2FAP_9710140949.jpg)
September 6, 1980: Singer John Denver Helps Dedicate New Mountaineer Field - West Virginia Public Broadcasting : West Virginia Public Broadcasting
![TIL John Denver and his co-writer had never even been to West Virginia when they put out "Country Roads" : r/todayilearned TIL John Denver and his co-writer had never even been to West Virginia when they put out "Country Roads" : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/qB9BIOX7AuAZ3TdD3vP7mJ3WzH-W0Tqpmu322_kqQ9s.jpg?auto=webp&s=10bbc4fb4bf421fbbfce5e68277fd856f35711b7)
TIL John Denver and his co-writer had never even been to West Virginia when they put out "Country Roads" : r/todayilearned
JOHN DENVER SINGS COUNTRY ROADS AT MOUNTAINEER FIELD! | On this day 39 years ago, John Denver sang Country Roads to a sold out crowd to open the brand new Mountaineer Field!
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