Colorado
Colorado is the only
state in history, to turn down the Olympics.
In Fruita, the town folk celebrate 'Mike the Headless Chicken Day'. Hundreds
of thousands of valentines are re-mailed each year from Loveland.
Colorado |
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| Date of Statehood: | August 1,1876 (38th) | |
| Motto: | Nil sine Numine (Nothing Without Providence) | |
| Capital: | Denver | |
| Population: | 4,301,261 people | |
| Nickname: | Centennial State / Colorful Colorado | |
| Song: | Where the Columbines Grow | |
| Flag: | The Colorado State Flag was adopted in 1911. | |
| Flower: | Rocky Mountain Columbine | |
| Tree: | Blue Spruce | |
| Bird: | Lark Bunting | |
| Famous People: | Tim
Allen, Zachery Ty Bryan, M. Scott Carpenter |
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| Chief Products: | Wheat | |
| Fun Facts: |
Colorado is the only
state in history, to turn down the Olympics.
In Fruita, the town folk celebrate 'Mike the Headless Chicken Day'. Hundreds
of thousands of valentines are re-mailed each year from Loveland.
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