Fine linen was made from homegrown Pennsylvania hemp. The Pennsylvania Dutch are said to have grown some of the best hemp in the world and produced the finest hemp linen. It was proclaimed ‘indistinguishable’ from flax linen.
Source: Ten facts about Pennsylvania’s hemp history | News, Sports, Jobs – The Sentinel
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