<Li> The John Denver hit, "Take Me Home, Country Roads" (1971), mentions them in the line "Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River", a song about West Virginia . (These geographic features only traverse a tiny portion of the easternmost tip of the state, but the song was written in the Blue Ridge Mountains outside of the state, according to its authors .) </Li> <Li> The bluegrass song, "Blue Ridge Cabin Home", was performed and recorded by many artists, including Flatt and Scruggs . </Li> <Li> The song, "Stonewall Jackson's Way", mentions the Blue Ridge Mountains . </Li> <Li> The Clemson University alma mater opens with the line, "Where the Blue Ridge yawns its greatness ...", in reference to the school's location at foot of the mountains </Li>

Why are the blue ridge mountains important to the rest of georgia