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Pennsylvania Aplenty Crossword Puzzle

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This puzzle I've penned is of Pennsylvania, and provides a perplexingly pervasive plethora of Pennsy-trivia. Some answers seem pretty predictable; others more prickly. Please play, persevere, (perspire if you must) and... enjoy!
Author: Kapuskasing - Diff: Harder

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      1. William ___ founded the colony of Pennsylvania in 1681
      4. Religious sect known for horse-and-buggy transportation
      7. Living room at Houtzdale, Graterford, or Frackville?
      10. Initials adorning many a fraternal lodge building in Pennsylvania: "B P ___ ___"
      11. View farming exhibits during annual "___ Days" at State College
      12. Pennsylvania's domed capitol building is an example of Beaux-Arts ___
      17. A Pennsylvania county, and the large antlered mammal you may see there
      19. Taiwan's San ___ team defeated Shippensburg at the 1990 Little League World Series in Williamsport
      20. P.S.U. rival, popular in some western Pennsylvania border towns
      21. Tiny Somerset County village; also singer/actress from Kingston, "The Charming Miss ___ Adams"
      22. Airport abbr. of Scottish highlands city, with no namesake town, river, or mountain in Pennsylvania
      23. Oohs, ohs, and ___! -- Delighted murmurs upon seeing show crafted in New Castle, fireworks capital
      24. Pearl S. Buck, whose Bucks County home may be toured, received this prize in 1938
      25. Pennsylvania's Eddie Fisher sang, "___ My Papa"
      26. Philadelphia ___ Museum's collection includes Golliwogs, a Topsy-Turvy, Patty Jo, and a Big Boy
      27. Kayak, hike, swim, and ski in Pennsylvania safely, so you don't land in a hospital's ___
      28. Enjoy a Hershey's Milk Chocolate ___ from Hershey, Pennsylvania
      29. You're reading one
      32. West ___ Trail: 30 miles to hike or snowshoe along Pennsylvania's "Grand Canyon"
      33. Pennsylvania's nickname (2 words)
      37. Hike the Loyalsock Trail in World's ___ State Park
      38. Exclamation after a run-in with one of Pennsylvania's porcupines
      39. Cherry Springs State Park has the east's darkest night sky, "where the Milky ___ comes out to play!"
      41. Commonwealth ___ Pennsylvania
      43. Itty-bitty particle first viewed in 1951 by Penn State professor Erwin W. Müller
      44. Find Pennsylvania info and fun things to ___ at www.visitpa.com
      45. Rockhound's find in a Lancaster County quarry
      47. Some who don't get sunburned may get this, after a day at Nockamixon, Tuscarora, Kooser, or Codorus
      49. Sound emanating from one of Pennsylvania's numerous puppy mills
      51. A re-creation of Commodore Perry's flagship, the US ___ Niagra is based at the Erie Maritime Museum
      52. Rural Radio Network, active 1946-mid 1960s, served rural areas in northern Pennsylvania (initials)
      53. Potter County's ___ Bull State Park features trout-filled Kettle Creek
      54. Governor Rendell and Pennsylvania artist Hicks
      55. Name of a vast state park and reservoir in northwest Pennsylvania
      58. Philadelphia song and saying: "You Can't Get to Heaven on the Frankford ___"
      59. Philly Pops conductor/artistic director (initials)
      60. Who says Pennsylvania zip codes begin with the numerals 150 - 196? (initials)
      61. Ride requirement for some at Dorney, Idlewild, Kennywood, Lakemont, or 33d.?
      62. Pennsylvanian ___ Franklin Bache, revolutionary war patriot and Ben Franklin's daughter (alt. sp.)

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      1. Northeast Pennsylvania's "Honeymoon Haven" mountains
      2. Long, slender, slippery (and catadromous!) fish one might glimpse while canoeing the Delaware River
      3. "___ ___ Sales" -- Signs commonly seen at Pennsylvania Dutch country farmstands (2 words)
      4. Legendary boxer Muhammad ___ had a training camp near Pennsylvania's Deer Lake
      5. Discover Celtic heritage at several annual ___ festivals in Pennsylvania
      6. This little piggy stars in the hearty Pennsylvania Dutch dish, "Schnitz un Knepp"
      7. Pennsylvania's Bishop Talbot, in 1908 sermon, inspired Coubertin's unofficial Olympic ___ or saying
      8. Presque Isle State Park borders this "Great" body of water (2 words)
      9. Would you like a sm., med., or ___ ice-cream cone from a Pennsylvania dairy farm store?
      13. Bigeye or yellowfin tuna; not native, but often on restaurant menus in Pennsylvania
      14. Adams County news flash! "Pennsylvania Apple Grower ___ the Fruits of Success"
      15. Nickname for Pennsylvania's mining regions (2 words)
      16. River shared by Wilkes-Barre, Bloomsburg, Harrisburg, and Three Mile Island nuclear power plant
      18. Cracked symbol of freedom: The ___ Bell
      21. Philadelphia's Mutter Museum has conjoined liver from "original" Siamese twins, Chang & ___ Bunker
      28. County-seat on 30d. with: British fort, Pioneer village, 1933 gas station, and giant coffee pot
      30. Route 30, traversing much of southern Pennsylvania, is also known as "The ___ Hgwy" (abbr.)
      31. Usually K-6, (not MS, JRHS, or HS) and there are more than 3,500 in Pennsylvania
      33. Pennsylvania's largest free-admission amusement park (and... dogs are allowed in!)
      34. On its opening day in 1940, the Pennsylvania Turnpike covered 160 miles from Irwin ___ Middlesex
      35. Many of Pennsylvania's Bed and Breakfast Inns offer "a romantic getaway for just the ___ of ___"
      36. Author's "Winnie the Pooh" has been presented at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival (possessive)
      40. Sweet sausage made of beef and spices, slow-cured in a Lebanon Valley wood smokehouse
      42. Try a giant smoked turkey ___ at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire (unless you're a vegetarian)
      46. Pennsylvania has at least 45 non-traditional golf courses where you can throw these around
      48. See plenty of this "heavy-metal knightwear" at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
      50. Architect Ieoh Ming ___ was granted an honorary doctorate by the University of Pennsylvania
      55. Pennsylvania is the focus of this cable television channel (abbr.)
      56. View Pittsburgh from Mt. Washington and ___ Inclines
      57. Produced in Pennsylvania since 1975, "Fresh Air with Terry Gross" is broadcast by radio network ___
      58. University initials in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, near Erie