Colorado Facts

COLORADO FACTS
The state motto of Colorado is "Nothing without Providence"
The Colorado state song is "Where the Columbines Grow."	The state flower of Colorado is the Columbine.
The Colorado State nickname is "The Centennial State."	The capital of Colorado is Denver.
Colorado travel and tourism information is available by calling 1-(800) COLORADO and from the "Tour Colorado" Web site: Tour Colorado
Colorado tax information is available online at: http://www.state.co.us/gov_dir/revenue_dir/forms_download.html
COLORADO HISTORY Colorado became a state on Aug. 1, 1876. It was the 38th state to join the union. The word Colorado has a Spanish origin, meaning "colored red." Colorado has been nicknamed the Centennial State as it became a state in 1876, 100 years after the signing of the nation's Declaration of Independence.