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COLORADO

CO

"THE CENTENNIAL/HIGHEST STATE/SWITZERLAND OF AMERICA/COLORFUL COLORADO"
'Nil Sine Numine'
('Nothing Without the Deity')
'Union and Constit'

CAPITAL: Denver
ADMITTED TO UNION: August 1, 1876 - 38th State
FLOWER: Rocky Mountain White and Lavendar Columbine (Aquilegia caerules)
TREE: Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungens)
BIRD: Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocoryus Stejneger)
ANIMAL: Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
FISH: Greenback Cutthroat Trout (Oncorphynchus clarki somias)
INSECT: Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly (Hypaurotis cysaluswas)
GEMSTONE: Aquamarine
GRASS: Blue Gamma
FOSSIL: Stegosaurus
DANCE: Square Dance
SONG: "Where the Columbines Grow"
REGION: Rocky Mountain State

colorado-county-map from geology.com


External Resources
1. Wikipedia on Colorado <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado>
2. Official State Portal <http://www.colorado.gov/>
3. U.S. Census on Colorado <http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/08000.html>
4. Weather Underground for Colorado <http://www.wunderground.com/US/CO/>

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