Colorado is a state in the western region of the United States; the state’s abbreviation is CO. Colorado became the 38th state on August 1, 1876, making Colorado 146 years old, as of August 2022. The state of Colorado is assumed to have been named after the river, whose name may have come from the Spanish word that means ruddy, which refers to the red color of the water or earth in areas of the Colorado River.
Colorado is the 8th largest state and the 21st most populous. The capital of Colorado is Denver. The demonym of Colorado is Coloradan and the state is bordered by Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Arizona.
The motto for the state of Colorado is Nile Sine Numine (Latin for Nothing Without The Divine Will).
Colorado’s official nickname is The Centennial State, which is because it gained statehood 100 years after 1776, which is when the Declaration of Independence was signed and the United States is accepted to have been born. The state is also called Colorful Colorado, describing the state’s colorful rivers, mountains, and plains.
The landscape of Colorado contains grassy plains to the east, and the majestic Rocky Mountains and plateaus to the west. Of the 100 highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado is home to 78, including the 30 highest, in fact, Colorado is home to all Rocky Mountain peaks 14,000 feet or higher in elevation. Colorado is also the state with the highest average elevation, 6,800 feet above sea level.
Colorado is known for the Rocky Mountains and the beautiful scenery that they present. The state is also known for outdoor activities, including hiking, climbing, and mountain biking; Colorado has the world’s largest flat top mountain, the United States’ tallest sand dune, and the United States’ highest paved road. Colorado’s land possess metals such as gold, silver, molybdenum, zinc, copper, and lead.
On may 1, 1925, a man by the name of Scott Carpenter was born in Boulder, Colorado. During his lifetime, Carpenter was a naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, aquanaut, and astronaut. In 1962, Carpenter became the 6th human to fly in space and the 4th human to orbit the earth when he piloted the Aurora 7 during the Mercury Atlas 7 mission.
One classic, American treat that has been well liked for many decades is the root beer float. This float was invented by Frank J. Wisner of Cripple Creek, Colorado, in 1893; the root beer float was originally called the Black Cow.
From September 1913 to December 1914, the Colorado Coalfield War took place in southern Colorado. The war was preceded by the striking of Coal Miners organized by the United Mine Workers of America; the war was fought between the striking miners, who were fed up with the years of deadly working conditions and low pay, and the Rockefeller owned Colorado Fuel and Iron, however, the miners also found themselves in skirmishes with the Colorado National Guard. Most of the fighting had ended by the time federal soldiers had arrived in April, 1914, but the strike did not end until December of that year. The strike had ultimately failed and resulted in the deaths of an estimated 69 to 199 people.
One interesting fact about Colorado is that Katherine Lee Bates was inspired to write the song America the Beautiful after observing the astounding scenery from Pike’s Peak in Colorado.
One of the most unusual facts about Colorado is that the elevation of its capital city, Denver, is 5,276 feet above sea level, which is often rounded up to 5,280 feet, or 1 mile, giving Denver the nickname the Mile High City. The 13th step of the Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver has a marker stating that the step is exactly 5,280 feet above sea level.
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