John Denver's hit "Take Me Home, Country Roads," has just become a state song of West Virginia, an effort spearheaded by the woman married to the actor who played Gilligan on Gilligan's Island.

John Denver may have considered West Virginia to be almost heaven, but the people who live there prefer to think of themselves as wild and wonderful. After months of debate, and two online and ...

“Life is old there, older than the trees, younger than the mountains, blowing like a breeze,” John Denver sang in his 1971 ode to West Virginia, Take Me Home, Country Roads.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — This year's West Virginia Vacation Guide celebrates the 50th anniversary of John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads," Gov. Jim Justice's office said.

Singer John Denver never called West Virginia home, but his 1970s hit “Take Me Home, Country Roads” is one of the state’s official songs. VIEW E-EDITION. 25¢ for 3 mos.

While Virginia also identifies with “Country Roads,” West Virginia and Colorado fight to claim Denver. “Rocky Mountain High” became our state’s second official song in 2007.

The US state of West Virginia has purchased the rights for John Denver's song 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' to use as its tourism anthem. Here are photos of the mountains that inspired the iconic ...