![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
![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
![Did West Virginia Inspire 'Country Roads'? 50 Years Later, Here's What We Know - West Virginia Public Broadcasting : West Virginia Public Broadcasting Did West Virginia Inspire 'Country Roads'? 50 Years Later, Here's What We Know - West Virginia Public Broadcasting : West Virginia Public Broadcasting](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/eab6f76/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3115x3074+0+0/resize/880x868!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fwvpn%2Ffiles%2F202009%2Fjohndenver-1_y_half.jpg)
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
![WVU Professor Says 'Country Roads' An Anthem for West Virginia | News, Sports, Jobs - The Intelligencer WVU Professor Says 'Country Roads' An Anthem for West Virginia | News, Sports, Jobs - The Intelligencer](https://ogden_images.s3.amazonaws.com/www.theintelligencer.net/images/2022/01/05011706/AP8811070187-325x300.jpg)
WVU Professor Says 'Country Roads' An Anthem for West Virginia | News, Sports, Jobs - The Intelligencer
![Co-Writer of 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' Dispels Myths Surrounding Song's Origins – NBC4 Washington Co-Writer of 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' Dispels Myths Surrounding Song's Origins – NBC4 Washington](https://media.nbcwashington.com/2020/12/take-me-home-country-roads.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&resize=1200%2C675)