1. Know your State 101
State Facts

2. Colorado Need To Know Facts
Nickname
Agriculture
Capital
Industries
Politics
Natural Resources
Borders
Flag
Moto, Flower, Bird, Tree Mammal, Fish
10 Largest Cities
Famous People
Attractions

3. Nickname Centennial State… Why? Colorado became a state in 1876
The same year the USA turned 100 years old!

4. Capital Denver, CO This wasn’t always true
Leadville was slated to be the capital but it was too hard to get to and it was too wild of a town…
The next town was Golden (territory), there is a restaurant there called the Ol’ Cap because of this…
It was a frontier town and grew to be the large city you all know today

5. Politics Governor- John Hickenlooper Number of US Representatives- 7
Known as a swing state

6. Bordering States
Kansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Utah
Wyoming
Nebraska

7. State Flag The red "C" stands for both Colorado and Centennial State.
The C-shaped emblem contains the colors of Spain who originally claimed the area.
The gold ball represents the state's gold production and its wealth of sunshine.
The white stripe symbolizes Colorado's silver wealth and mountain snow.
The blue stripes represent the sky.
The flag was adopted in 1911.

8. State Symbols
State Motto: Nil sine Numine (Nothing without Providence)
What does that mean?
State Flower: Columbine
State Bird: Lark Bunting
State Tree: Colorado Blue Spruce
State Mammal: Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep
State Fish: Greenback Cutthroat Trout
t recurring intervals, discussion has ensued concerning interpretation of this Latin phrase which commonly translated is "'Nothing without providence'". Others say it is "Nothing without God". Merriam Webster's translates it as "Nothing without the divine will".[3] In the early mining days of the State, the unregenerate said it meant "nothing without a new mine".[2] The word "numen" (ablative numine) means any divinity, god or goddess, or divine spirit. The best evidence of intent of Colorado's official designers and framers of the resolution for adoption of the seal is contained in the committee report wherein clear distinction was made between "numine" and "Deo" and it specifically states that the committee's interpretative translation was "Nothing without the Deity

9. 10 Largest Cities Denver Colorado Springs Aurora Lakewood Fort Collins
Thornton
Westminster
Arvada
Pueblo
Centennial

10. Some of the Famous People
Tim Allen, comedian
Lon Chaney, actor
Ralph Edwards, entertainer
Jaye P. Morgan, singer
Ouray, Ute Indian Chief
John Elway
Jack Dempsey

11. Some of the Attractions
Buffalo Bill's Grave
Rocky Mountain State Park
Central City
Bent's Fort
Cripple Creek
Mesa Verde National Park
Estes Park
Continental Divide
Garden of the Gods,
Fort Garland
Pikes Peak
Not to mention all the ski towns
Red Rocks Park
Royal Gorge
Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun Memorial

12. Agriculture Bean Onion Potato Sheep Sugar Sugar beet Wool Cantaloupe
Sweet Corn

13. Industries Manufacturing Agriculture Mining Tourist Transportation
Communication
Electric power

14. Natural Resources Soil Vanadium Coal Petroleum Gold Clay Tungsten
Oil shale
Silver
Lead
Copper
Zinc
Molybdenum
Uranium