State: Colorado
Capital: Denver
Entered the Union: August 1, 1876 (38th state)
Facts: known as the Centennial State because Colorado was admitted to statehood during the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The name Colorado comes from the Spanish for “colored red”.
Eastern Colorado was acquired as part of the Louisiana Purchase (1803), ten Central portion in 1845 with the admission of Texas as a state, and the Western part in 1848 as a result of the Mexican war.
The first license plate on a car in the United States was issued in Denver, Colorado in 1908
Denver is nicknamed the "mile high city" because its official elevation is exacetly one mile above sea level.
Colorado has the highest elevation of any state with 1000 rocky mountain peaks over 10,000 ft and 54 towering 14,000ft.
The first license plate on a car in the United States was issued in Denver, Colorado in 1908.
I've only been to this state twice. The first time was driving through on my cross country move. The second time a friends wedding. Not really enough time to explore a lot.
Colorado river
Denver Convention center big blue bear
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