1. Colorado
By Tina.M

2. The capital of Colorado is Denver.
Colorado became a state on August 1,1876.

3. The state bird is the lark bunting
The state bird is the lark bunting. The state flower is the Rocky Mountain Columbine.

4. The state tree is the Colorado blue spruce
The state tree is the Colorado blue spruce. The state nickname is the Centennial State. It has 62 colleges.

5. Scott Carpenter was born in Boulder in 1925
Scott Carpenter was born in Boulder in He served as a pilot for the navy. Later he became the second man to orbit Earth.

6. Mary Coyle Chase was born in Denver 1907. She wrote the play, Harvey
Mary Coyle Chase was born in Denver She wrote the play, Harvey. It is about a man whose friend is an invisible 6 foot tall rabbit. In 1945 she won a Pulitzer Prize for that play.

7. My favorite college is Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design
My favorite college is Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design. It is a cheap school of only $16,268. It is a small school of only 869 students.

8. One place you can go is the Rocky Mountain National Park
One place you can go is the Rocky Mountain National Park. Also, the Seven Falls a group of waterfalls in Colorado Springs.

9. You can go to the Keystone resort that is a ski resort in Keystone Colorado. You can go to Pike’s Peak which is a mountain summit in central Colorado.

10. You can go to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science in Denver, Colorado.

11. Fun fact The Barbie doll was made in Denver, Colorado by Ruth Handler
Fun fact The Barbie doll was made in Denver, Colorado by Ruth Handler. The state fossil is the stegosaurus.

12. Also Colorado touches Texas, Utah, and Arizona at 4 corners
Also Colorado touches Texas, Utah, and Arizona at 4 corners. The state gem is Aquamarine.

13. The biggest silver nugget was found in Aspen.