Alabama

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2. Severe storms that affect the state
4. Historic building for state government
7. Regional name linked with Alabama
12. Butterfly that is state insect
14. Modern industry in Huntsville area
17. River that flows through the state
18. Official state bird of Alabama
21. Official state tree of Alabama
22. Popular nickname for Alabama
25. Largest city in Alabama
27. Writer of a classic novel from Alabama
28. Historic cash crop of the state
31. Battleship museum in Mobile
33. Major river giving state its name
35. Another historic nickname for Alabama
39. Capital city of Alabama
40. Celebration of farm crop in Dothan
41. Home of the University of Alabama
42. Forest resource covering much of the land
43. Fuel resource found in the state
45. Refers to famous Alabama-themed song
46. “We Dare Defend Our Rights” phrase
47. Important farm product in Alabama
48. Early Spanish explorer in Alabama

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1. Official state mammal of Alabama
3. First American Mardi Gras celebration site
5. City known for space research
6. Refers to cotton farming heritage
8. Annual football game Auburn vs Alabama
9. Famous NASCAR speedway in Alabama
10. Official state flower of Alabama
11. City known for voting rights marches
13. Name used for state flower
15. Whiskey that is official state spirit
16. Southern shoreline on the Gulf of Mexico
19. Important bay on Alabama coast
20. Author and activist born in Alabama
23. Museum about equality history in Birmingham
24. Nickname from state bird
26. Helped grow Alabama industry
28. Conflict where Alabama joined Confederacy
29. Mountain range reaching into eastern Alabama
30. River and historic town site
32. Natural resource used to make steel
34. Civil rights icon from Montgomery
35. Movement with key events in Alabama
36. City with major university and football team
37. Port city on Mobile Bay
38. Boycott sparked by Rosa Parks
44. Large part of state covered in trees