The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation) by natives and Northeasterners, is a state located in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States of America. 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,[3] based in part upon its central location among the original Thirteen Colonies forming the United States.[3] It was also a keystone state economically, having both the industry common to the North, making such wares as Conestoga wagons[4] and rifles,[5] and the agriculture common to the South, producing feed, fiber, food, and tobacco.[6]
Another one of Pennsylvania's nicknames is the Quaker State; in colonial times, it was known officially as the Quaker Province,[7] in recognition of Quaker[8] William Penn's First Frame of Government[9] constitution for Pennsylvania that guaranteed liberty of conscience. He knew of the hostility[10] Quakers faced when they opposed religious ritual, taking oaths, violence, war and military service, and what they viewed as ostentatious frippery.
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Did You Know? Pennsylvania is 170 miles (274 km) north to south and 283 miles (455 km) east to west.[15] Of a total 46,055 square miles (119,282 km2), 44,817 square miles (116,075 km2) are land, 490 square miles (1,269 km2) are inland waters and 749 square miles (1,940 km2) are waters in Lake Erie. It is the 33rd largest state in the United States.
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