Colorado: The Centennial State

• Capital: Denver
• Major Cities:
  • Colorado Springs
  • Boulder
  • Aspen
  • Pueblo
  • Aurora
• Major Geographical Features
  • Colorado River
  • Rio Grande
  • Arkansas River
  • South Platte River
  • North Platte River
  • Rocky Mountains
  • Colorado Plateau
  • Pikes Peak
  • Mt. Elbert
• National Parks:
  • Great Sand Dunes National Park
  • Rocky Mountain National Park
  • Mesa Verde National Park
  • Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
• 1806: Zebulon Pike explores modern Colorado
• 1848: Modern day Colorado is acquired by the United States in the Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo
• 1859: Gold is discovered at Cherry Creek, thus sparking the Colorado Gold Rush
• 1876: Colorado becomes the 38th state
• 1999: The infamous school shooting at Columbine High School
• 2012: Shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado
• 2012: Colorado becomes one of the first states to legalize recreational marijuana
• Motto: "Nothing without providence"
• Name Meaning: "The color red" in Spanish
• Colorado has the most peaks over 14,000 feet
• Famous People
  • Tim Allen
  • John Kerry