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The Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, often
colloquially referred to as
PA (its postal abbreviation
which succeeds the archaic
Penn. and Penna. as common
abbreviations) by natives
and Northeasterners, is a
state located in the
Northeastern and Middle
Atlantic regions of the
United States. The state
borders Delaware and
Maryland to the south, West
Virginia to the southwest,
Ohio to the west, New York
and Canada to the north, and
New Jersey to the east.
Pennsylvania has been known
as the Keystone State since
1802, based in part upon its
central location among the
original Thirteen Colonies
forming the United States.
It was also a keystone state
economically, having both
the industry common to the
North, making such wares as
Conestoga wagons and rifles,
and the agriculture common
to the South, producing
feed, fiber, food, and
tobacco.
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