▁South ▁F ork ▁ ▁North ▁F ork ▁Sh en ando ah ▁River ▁ ▁The ▁North ▁F ork ▁is ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁r ises ▁in ▁northern ▁Rock ingham ▁County , ▁along ▁the ▁eastern ▁fl ank ▁of ▁Sh en ando ah ▁Mountain ▁in ▁the ▁George ▁Washington ▁National ▁Forest . ▁ ▁At ▁its ▁formation , ▁the ▁principal ▁fe eder ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁F ork ▁is ▁the ▁German ▁River . ▁ ▁The ▁North ▁F ork ▁flows ▁initially ▁sout heast , ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁mountains , ▁then ▁n ortheast ▁through ▁a ▁valley ▁across ▁Sh en ando ah ▁County , ▁along ▁the ▁western ▁side ▁of ▁Mass an ut ten ▁Mountain . ▁It ▁flows ▁past ▁Wood stock ▁and ▁Str as burg . ▁On ▁the ▁north ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁r idge ▁it ▁turns ▁briefly ▁sout heast ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁South ▁F ork ▁from ▁the ▁north west ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁Sh en ando ah . ▁ ▁North ▁F ork ▁trib ut aries ▁ ▁Br id ges ▁over ▁the ▁North ▁F ork ▁ ▁Sh en ando ah ▁trib ut aries ▁ ▁West ▁Virginia ▁ ▁St i keys ▁Run ▁Double ▁Run ▁ ▁Virginia ▁ ▁In ▁culture ▁The ▁American ▁folk ▁song ▁" Oh ▁Sh en ando ah " ▁has ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁by ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁notable ▁artists . ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁about ▁one ▁est r anged ▁from ▁the ▁Sh en ando ah ▁River . ▁ ▁West ▁Virginia ' s ▁state ▁song ▁and ▁the ▁signature ▁song ▁of ▁John ▁Den ver , ▁" Take ▁Me ▁Home , ▁Country ▁Ro ads