US state mentioned in the John Denver song Take Me Home, Country Roads (4,8)

I believe the answer is:

west virginia

(Other definitions for west virginia that I've seen before include "US state, capital Charleston" , "US state, forming part of 5 until 1863" , "Eastern American state" , "State of eastern US" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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