Statehood:     1876

Nickname:     Centennial State - Colorado became a state 100 years after the                                   signing of the Declaration of Independence

Flower:           Blue Columbine

Cactus:           Claret Cup Cactus

Tree:               Colorado Blue Spruce

Bird:               Lark Bunting

Animal:          Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep

Fish:               Greenback Cutthroat Trout

Gemstone:     Aquamarine

Mineral:         Rhodochrosite

Rock:              Yule Marble

Fossil:             Stegosaurus

Reptile:          Western Painted Turtle

Insect:            Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly

Song:             Where the Columbines Grow by Arthur John Flynn and Rocky                                    Mountain High by John Denver

Rank:             8th Largest State

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Colorado was the 38th state

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Dates to celebrate:

March is Women's History Month

May is National Preservation Month

August 1st is Colorado Day  -  the day Colorado became a state in 1876

November is National Native American Heritage Month

December 6th is National Miners Day 

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