Welcome to Colorado!
Colorado
Capital: Denver
Nickname: Centennial State
State Motto: Nothing without providence
State Flower: Rocky Mountain columbine
State Tree: Colorado blue spruce
State Bird: Lark bunting
State Animal: Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep
State Song: "Where the Columbines Grow"
Statehood: Colorado became the 38th state on August 1, 1876
Area: 104,091 square miles: the 8th largest in area
Neighbors: Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah
