Alabama

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