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- 6. PARKS – Civil rights icon who refused to give up her bus seat.
- 7. – Capital city of Alabama.
- 11. MARKET – Montgomery was once home to one of the largest in the South.
- 15. RIVER – Major river flowing through the center of the state.
- 16. SHOALS – City famous for its recording studios and music history.
- 20. BELT – Fertile region named for its dark soil.
- 23. ISLAND – Barrier island known for bird watching.
- 25. HALL – Site where Alabama became a state in 1819.
- 27. MARTIN – Large reservoir popular for boating and fishing.
- 28. – Mountain range that extends into northeastern Alabama.
- 29. ARSENAL – Important military and space installation in Huntsville.
- 32. – Alabama’s state flower.
- 36. GRAS – U.S. tradition that started in Mobile before New Orleans.
- 37. – County where Birmingham is located.
- 40. - Rocket made in Huntsville.
- 44. – Famous NASCAR superspeedway in Alabama.
- 47. – Known as the “Rocket City.”
- 48. – Known as the “Peanut Capital of the World.”
- 49. HOME ALABAMA – Famous song celebrating the state.
- 52. - university football team.
- 53. BOWL – Famous football rivalry game between Auburn and Alabama.
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- 1. LEE – Pulitzer Prize–winning Alabama author.
- 2. – City founded by German immigrants in the 19th century.
- 3. – City home to the University of Alabama.
- 4. – Alabama was the birthplace of this Civil War government.
- 5. – Site of a historic civil rights march to Montgomery.
- 8. FESTIVAL – Annual event held in Dothan.
- 9. – City home to Noccalula Falls Park.
- 10. LA BATRE – Fishing town known from the movie Forrest Gump.
- 12. – Known for its Riverfest and location on the Tennessee River.
- 13. - Born in Tuscumbia, Alabama
- 14. FALLS – Scenic waterfall in Gadsden.
- 17. CENTER – Major attraction in Huntsville related to NASA.
- 18. – City near Auburn with historic mills.
- 19. PAYNE – Known as the “Sock Capital of the World.”
- 21. RIGHTS – Movement that had many key events in Alabama.
- 22. PINE – Alabama’s state tree.
- 24. HALL OF FAME – Museum in Birmingham honoring musicians.
- 26. ORE – Natural resource that helped build Birmingham’s steel industry.
- 30. – Hometown of author Harper Lee.
- 31. MOUNTAIN – Highest natural point in Alabama.
- 33. – Alabama’s oldest city, founded in 1702.
- 34. – Largest city in Alabama.
- 35. KILL A MOCKINGBIRD – Novel inspired by life in Monroeville.
- 38. – City home to a major state university of the same name.
- 39. WALLACE – Controversial Alabama governor during the 1960s.
- 41. – The world’s largest cast iron statue, in Birmingham.
- 42. RIVER – Major river running through northern Alabama.
- 43. – Alabama’s state bird.
- 45. – City famous for its major university with the same name.
- 46. SHORES – Popular beach destination in southern Alabama.
- 50. OF DIXIE – Another nickname for Alabama.
- 51. STATE – Alabama’s well-known nickname.
