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Colorado:

Ute Indians were the first to inhabit the mountain areas of Colorado. They were followed by Coronado, and other Spanish explorers in the mid-1500s as they searched for gold.

140 years later La Salle, the French explorer boldly claimed the entire area for France, but then in 1803 via the Louisiana Purchase, the United States acquired most of eastern Colorado.

The dramatic history of America's highest state, must also include the tales of its gold-and-silver mining boom days, its fur-traders, and the economic development that followed.

The high mountains of Colorado (the Rockies) are considered the most impressive scenery in the U.S., and contain many of the planet's premier skiing venues and resorts.

Today, Colorado is a magnet for campers, family vacations and all lovers of the outdoors. The summers are consistently cool and pleasant, and winter offers an endless supply of perfect, powdery snow.

The flag was originally designed by Andrew Carlisle Johnson in 1911. The C-shaped emblem contains the colors of Spain which originally claimed the area, and the gold ball represents the state's mineral wealth.

Precise colors of red and blue were not designated in the 1911 legislation and some controversy arose over those colors. In 1929, the General Assembly stipulated the precise colors of red and blue to be the same as the U.S. national flag.

Controversy also arose over the size of the letter C, and in 1964, the General Assembly modified the 1911 legislation by revising the distance from the staff for the letter C and its diameter.

Official name: Colorado
Capital: Denver
Statehood: Aug. 1, 1876 the 38th state
State nickname: The Centennial State
Name for residents: Coloradans
State motto: Nil sine numine
(Nothing without providence)
Abbreviation: CO

Colorado's Historical Event's:

10,000 bc The first humans appear in present-day Colorado.
1500 bc Indigenous Coloradans enter Basket Maker period.
ad 700 Indigenous Coloradans enter Pueblo period.
1682 French claim the area after explorations by René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle,.
1706 A Spanish expedition under Juan del Ulibarri enters Colorado.
1776 Father Francisco Atanasio Dominguez and Father Silvestre Velez de Escalante enter Colorado.
1800 Spain cedes eastern Colorado to France.
1803 The United States acquires eastern Colorado as part of the Louisiana Purchase.
1806 Zebulon Pike explores Colorado.
1820 Stephen Long leads an expedition to Colorado and the Southwest.
1848 The United States acquires the remainder of Colorado after the Mexican War.
1858 Gold is discovered in Cherry Creek.
1861 Colorado is officially established as a territory.
1864 The Sand Creek Massacre occurs.
1867 Denver is designated the official capital of the Colorado Territory.
1876 Colorado becomes the 38th state to join the Union (August 1). Denver becomes the state capital.
1870s Silver mining near Leadville marks the beginning of Colorado's silver boom.
1880 Miners go on strike at Chrysolite mine in Leadville.
1891 Cripple Creek becomes a boomtown after rich deposits of gold are found there.
1893 Miners go on strike in Cripple Creek.
1903 Miners again go on strike in Cripple Creek.
1914 Striking miners and armed militia fight following the Ludlow Massacre.
1923 Oil production is begun in the area near Fort Collins.
1932-1937 Drought hits the Great Plains.
1934 The Silver Purchase Act and Gold Reserve Act help mine production.

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