Colorado

• Admitted to statehood: August 1, 1876
• Origin of name: Spanish meaning for "Color Red", and it first was said in reference to the Colorado River
• Capital: Denver
• Nickname: "Centennial State"
• Motto: "Nil Sine Numine" (Translation: "Nothing without Providence")
• Bird: Lark Bunting
• Flower: Rocky Mountain Columbine
• Song: "Where the Columbines Grow"
• Stone: Aquamarine
• Tree: Colorado blue spruce
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