State Crossword: Pennsylvania

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  1. 1. Steel-based city that shares its name with a city in Palestine.
  2. 6. Oneida leader who negotiated an early, though temporary, peace with European colonists.
  3. 10. Site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, which heralded the defeat of the Confederacy.
  4. 11. Although she was born in Maryland, much of this black activist's work on abolition, women's suffrage, and prohibition took place in Philadephia.
  5. 12. Wrote the first draft of the Articles of Confederation.
  6. 13. Painter and photographer who helped bring the Pop Art movement.
  7. 15. Winter encampment for Revolutionary troops along the Delaware River.
  8. 16. Traditional Anabaptist group and part of the Pennsylvania Dutch, although some do live outside the state.
  9. 18. Quaker who founded Pennsylvania.
  10. 22. Largest city in Pennsylvania.
  11. 24. Extremely famous pop singer who sung "Shake it Off."
  12. 25. Indigenous people massacred by the Paxton boys in 1763.
  13. 28. Behavioral psychologist known for his work in operant conditioning.
  14. 29. Member of the Fox and Sac Nation (an Indigenous nation originally from the Great Lakes) forced into a residential school who became the first Native American to win an Olympic medal.
  15. 30. Capital of Pennsylvania.
  16. 31. Comedy centered around members of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton.
  17. 34. 9/11 plane driven into Stonycreek Township by the passengers.
  18. 37. Inventor of the first commercial steamboat.
  19. 39. Urban art installation created by Isaiah Zagar to help himself and others heal and process mental struggles.
  20. 40. Scottish-American steel industrialist who is known for his philanthropy; author of "The Gospel of Wealth."
  21. 43. Singer of "I Love Rock and Roll."
  22. 44. Quaker abolitionist and suffragist for both women and black Americans.
  23. 46. City with the ignoble distinction of the poorest city with a population over 65,000 in the country.
  24. 47. Revolt against federal taxes crushed in a show of force, demonstrating Washington's authority.
  25. 48. Composer of the music for "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" and "Sweeney Todd," as well as writing the lyrics to "West Side Story."
  26. 49. Author of "Silent Spring," which is credited with beginning the US environmental movement.
  27. 51. Partial nuclear meltdown and the US' most significant nuclear disaster.
  28. 52. Pennsylvania Dutch dish consisting of fried pork, wheat flour, and cornmeal.
  29. 53. Gay former professor at the University of Pennsylvania who is credited with helping to remove homosexuality from the list of psychological disorders.
  30. 54. Thinly sliced steak and melted cheese on a hoagie roll.
  31. 55. The "Niagara Falls of Pennsylvania," which actually comprises eight waterfalls, the largest over one hundred feet tall.
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  1. 2. One of the best-preserved grain mills in the United States, located in Chester Springs.
  2. 3. City known for its Residential School.
  3. 4. Ohio-based people who moved to Western Pennsylvania following European contact. Tecumseh is one of its most famous members.
  4. 5. Funicular created to transport cargo; it now hauls tourists up Mount Washington
  5. 7. Nicknamed "The White Rose City."
  6. 8. Philanthropist and chocolate mogul with a town and amusement park named after him.
  7. 9. Abolitionist and civil rights activist who was killed for attempting to secure Black suffrage.
  8. 14. City where the Liberty Bell was hidden from the British.
  9. 16. First coal strike in which the US President (Theodore Roosevelt at the time) served as a neutral party.
  10. 17. Reform-based prison which held the likes of Al Capone before being turned into a museum.
  11. 19. Water gap on the border between Pennsylvania and New Jersey that shares its name with a completely different state.
  12. 20. Rapper and movie star notable for his role as the "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."
  13. 21. Steel magnate who rose Bethlehem Steel to prominence.
  14. 22. Largest city in western Pennsylvania.
  15. 23. Indigenous nation that lived in eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and modern-day New York City, also referred to as the Delaware. Most now live on reservations in Oklahoma after forceful deportation.
  16. 26. Famous boxing movie franchise. A statue referencing its main character can be found outside an art museum.
  17. 27. Massachusetts-born polymath who is known for his scientific inventions and diplomatic endeavors with France.
  18. 32. Only president born in Pennsylvania, known for his inaction in addressing a seceding south and attempting to overthrow the governments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
  19. 33. House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright renowned for its integration with natural surroundings.
  20. 35. Gardens developed by Pierre S. DuPont nearby Downingtown.
  21. 36. First European country to colonize Pennsylvania.
  22. 38. Devised the economic plan to draw support away from communism in Europe after World War II.
  23. 41. Building where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were ratified.
  24. 42. Italian-American dish which also goes by Pizza Arrotolata, meaning "rolled up pizza" in Italian. Invented in Philadelphia.
  25. 45. Chief who aimed for peaceful coexistence with Pennsylvania's settlers.
  26. 46. Civil rights activist who also advocated for gay rights and socialism.
  27. 50. Major city on a Great Lake.