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[[File:Colorado in United States.svg|thumb|The location of the [[Colorado|State of Colorado]] in the [[United States of America]]|alt=A map showing the location of the State of Colorado]] |
[[File:Colorado in United States.svg|thumb|The location of the [[Colorado|State of Colorado]] in the [[United States of America]]|alt=A map showing the location of the State of Colorado]] |
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The [[United States|U.S.]] [[Colorado|State of Colorado]] has many adopted [[symbol]]s and [[emblem]]s. Most of these symbols and emblems were adopted by acts of the [[Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado]], and after statehood, the [[General Assembly of the State of Colorado]].<ref name=CRS>{{cite web|url=https://advance.lexis.com/container?config=0345494EJAA5ZjE0MDIyYy1kNzZkLTRkNzktYTkxMS04YmJhNjBlNWUwYzYKAFBvZENhdGFsb2e4CaPI4cak6laXLCWyLBO9|title=Colorado Revised Statutes|publisher=Colorado Legal Resources|access-date=February 19, 2024}}</ref> A few of these symbols were adopted by executive action of the [[Governor of Colorado|Governor]]. Federal agencies designated some of these symbols in honor of the state. Each entry explains the manner and date of adoption. |
The [[United States|U.S.]] [[Colorado|State of Colorado]] has many adopted [[symbol]]s and [[emblem]]s. Most of these symbols and emblems were adopted by acts of the [[Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado]], and after statehood, the [[General Assembly of the State of Colorado]].<ref name=CRS>{{cite web|url=https://advance.lexis.com/container?config=0345494EJAA5ZjE0MDIyYy1kNzZkLTRkNzktYTkxMS04YmJhNjBlNWUwYzYKAFBvZENhdGFsb2e4CaPI4cak6laXLCWyLBO9|title=Colorado Revised Statutes|publisher=Colorado Legal Resources|access-date=February 19, 2024}}</ref> A few of these symbols were adopted by executive action of the [[Governor of Colorado|Governor]]. Federal agencies designated some of these symbols in honor of the state. Each entry explains the manner and date of adoption. |
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The first insignia of Colorado, the [[List of U.S. state mottos|territorial motto]]: ''[[Seal of Colorado#Motto|Nil sine numine]]'',<ref name=motto>{{cite web|url=https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/symbols-emblems|title=State Motto|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=March 8, 2024}}</ref> was adopted by the First Session of the Territorial Legislature on November 6, 1861. The [[Great Seal of the State of Colorado|seal]] and [[Coat of Arms of the State of Colorado|coat of arms]] of the [[Territory of Colorado]] were specified by the First Session of the Territorial Legislature but not created until November 11, 1861.<ref name=seal>{{cite web|url=https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/symbols-emblems/state-seal|title=State Seal|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=March 8, 2024}}</ref> |
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|[[Historical armorial of U.S. states from 1876|Coat of arms]] |
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|[[Coat of Arms of the State of Colorado]]{{efn|The [[Coat of Arms of the State of Colorado]] was implicitly defined by the legislation creating the [[Seal of the Territory of Colorado]] on November 11, 1861, and the [[Great Seal of the State of Colorado]] on March 15, 1877.}} |
|[[Coat of Arms of the State of Colorado]]{{efn|The [[Coat of Arms of the State of Colorado]] was implicitly defined by the legislation creating the [[Seal of the Territory of Colorado]] on November 11, 1861, and the [[Great Seal of the State of Colorado]] on March 15, 1877.}} |
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|align=center style="background:#FDF9E0;"|[[File:Colorado state coat of arms (illustrated, 1876).jpg|240x240px]] |
|align=center style="background:#FDF9E0;"|[[File:Colorado state coat of arms (illustrated, 1876).jpg|240x240px]] |
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|align=center|November 11, 1861<br/>March 15, 1877<br/>CRS 24-80-901<ref name=CRS/> |
|align=center|November 11, 1861<br/>March 15, 1877<br/>CRS 24-80-901<ref name=CRS/> |
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|[[Flags of the U.S. states|Flag]] |
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|[[Flag of the State of Colorado]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-flag|title=State Flag|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=May 28, 2023}}</ref> |
|[[Flag of the State of Colorado]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-flag|title=State Flag|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=May 28, 2023}}</ref> |
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|align=center background|[[File:Flag of Colorado.svg|240x240px]] |
|align=center background|[[File:Flag of Colorado.svg|240x240px]] |
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|align=center|June 5, 1911<br/>SB 118-1911<br/>February 28, 1928<br/>SB 152-1929<br/>March 31, 1964 |
|align=center|June 5, 1911<br/>SB 118-1911<br/>February 28, 1928<br/>SB 152-1929<br/>March 31, 1964 |
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|Logo |
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|Colorado state government logo<ref name=logo>{{cite web|url=https://dcs.colorado.gov/ids/state-branding|title=Colorado State Brand Story|date=March 26, 2019|publisher=[[Colorado|State of Colorado]]|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> |
|Colorado state government logo<ref name=logo>{{cite web|url=https://dcs.colorado.gov/ids/state-branding|title=Colorado State Brand Story|date=March 26, 2019|publisher=[[Colorado|State of Colorado]]|access-date=2019-03-27}}</ref> |
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|align=center|See [https://dcs.colorado.gov/sites/dcs/files/styles/image_card/public/CO_Primary_rgb_0.png.webp Colorado state logo]. |
|align=center|See [https://dcs.colorado.gov/sites/dcs/files/styles/image_card/public/CO_Primary_rgb_0.png.webp Colorado state logo]. |
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|align=center|March 26, 2019<ref name=logo/> |
|align=center|March 26, 2019<ref name=logo/> |
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|[[List of U.S. state mottos|Motto]] |
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|''[[Seal of Colorado#Motto|Nil sine numine]]''<ref |
|''[[Seal of Colorado#Motto|Nil sine numine]]''<ref name=motto/><br/>([[Latin]]: [[Nil sine numine|Nothing without providence]]) |
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|align=center valign=middle|<span style="font:bold 12pt/14pt sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1em;">[[Seal of Colorado#Motto|NIL SINE NVMINE]]</span> |
|align=center valign=middle|<span style="font:bold 12pt/14pt sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1em;">[[Seal of Colorado#Motto|NIL SINE NVMINE]]</span> |
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|align=center|November 6, 1861<br/>November 6, 1876<br/>CRS 24-80-901<ref name=CRS/> |
|align=center|November 6, 1861<br/>November 6, 1876<br/>CRS 24-80-901<ref name=CRS/> |
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|[[List of U.S. state nicknames|Nickname]] |
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|[[Centennial State]]<ref name=name>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-name-and-nicknames|title=State Name and Nicknames|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref>{{efn|The [[Colorado|State of Colorado]] is nicknamed the [[Centennial State]] because to joined the [[United States|Union]] on August 1, 1876, four weeks after the [[centennial]] of the [[Declaration of Independence]].}} |
|[[Centennial State]]<ref name=name>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-name-and-nicknames|title=State Name and Nicknames|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref>{{efn|The [[Colorado|State of Colorado]] is nicknamed the [[Centennial State]] because to joined the [[United States|Union]] on August 1, 1876, four weeks after the [[centennial]] of the [[Declaration of Independence]].}} |
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|align=center valign=middle|<span style="font:bold 12pt/14pt sans-serif;">[[Centennial State|The Centennial State]]</span> |
|align=center valign=middle|<span style="font:bold 12pt/14pt sans-serif;">[[Centennial State|The Centennial State]]</span> |
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|align=center|[[History of Colorado#Statehood|Statehood]] on <br/>August 1, 1876<ref name=Colorado_Statehood_Proclamation>{{cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=70540|title=Proclamation of the Admission of Colorado to the Union|format=[[php]]|author=[[President of the United States of America]]|date=1876-08-01|publisher=The American Presidency Project|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref> |
|align=center|[[History of Colorado#Statehood|Statehood]] on <br/>August 1, 1876<ref name=Colorado_Statehood_Proclamation>{{cite web|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=70540|title=Proclamation of the Admission of Colorado to the Union|format=[[php]]|author=[[President of the United States of America]]|date=1876-08-01|publisher=The American Presidency Project|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref> |
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|[[Seals of the U.S. states|Seal]] |
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|[[Great Seal of the State of Colorado]]<ref |
|[[Great Seal of the State of Colorado]]<ref name=seal/> |
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|align=center|[[File:Seal of Colorado.svg|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:Seal of Colorado.svg|240px]] |
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|align=center|November 11, 1861<br/>March 15, 1877<br/>CRS 24-80-901<ref name=CRS/> |
|align=center|November 11, 1861<br/>March 15, 1877<br/>CRS 24-80-901<ref name=CRS/> |
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|[[List of U.S. state nicknames|Slogan]] |
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|''[[Colorful Colorado]]''<ref name=name/> |
|''[[Colorful Colorado]]''<ref name=name/> |
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|align=center|[[File:"Welcome to Colorful Colorado" state welcome sign along Interstate 70, entering from Utah (2006).jpg|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:"Welcome to Colorful Colorado" state welcome sign along Interstate 70, entering from Utah (2006).jpg|240px]] |
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|align=center|1950<br/>unofficial |
|align=center|1950<br/>unofficial |
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==Living symbols== |
==Living symbols== |
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|[[List of U.S. state amphibians|Amphibian]] |
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|[[Barred tiger salamander|Western tiger salamander]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-amphibian|title=State Amphibian|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref><br/>''[[Barred tiger salamander|Ambystoma mavortium]]'' |
|[[Barred tiger salamander|Western tiger salamander]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-amphibian|title=State Amphibian|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref><br/>''[[Barred tiger salamander|Ambystoma mavortium]]'' |
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|align=center|[[File:Ambystoma mavortium 2006.jpg|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:Ambystoma mavortium 2006.jpg|240px]] |
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|align=center|March 16, 2012<br/>[http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2012a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/50727F4BF1602BC287257981007F5282?open&file=1147_enr.pdf HB12-1147] |
|align=center|March 16, 2012<br/>[http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2012a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/50727F4BF1602BC287257981007F5282?open&file=1147_enr.pdf HB12-1147] |
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|[[List of U.S. state birds|Bird]] |
!scope=row|[[List of U.S. state birds|Bird]] |
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|[[Lark bunting]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-bird|title=State Bird|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref><br/>''[[Calamospiza melanocorys]]'' |
|[[Lark bunting]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-bird|title=State Bird|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref><br/>''[[Calamospiza melanocorys]]'' |
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|align=center|[[File:IMG 7043 lark bunting.jpg|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:IMG 7043 lark bunting.jpg|240px]] |
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|align=center|April 29, 1931<br/>HB 222-1931<br/>CRS 24-80-910<ref name=CRS/> |
|align=center|April 29, 1931<br/>HB 222-1931<br/>CRS 24-80-910<ref name=CRS/> |
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|Cactus |
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|[[Echinocereus triglochidiatus|Claret cup cactus]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-cactus|title=State Cactus|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref><br/>''[[Echinocereus triglochidiatus]]'' |
|[[Echinocereus triglochidiatus|Claret cup cactus]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-cactus|title=State Cactus|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref><br/>''[[Echinocereus triglochidiatus]]'' |
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|align=center|[[File:Echinocereus triglochidiatusUGA0807034.jpg|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:Echinocereus triglochidiatusUGA0807034.jpg|240px]] |
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|align=center|March 7, 2014<br/>[http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2014a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/9647291D28977F0887257C300005DAF6?open&file=1024_enr.pdf HB14-1024] |
|align=center|March 7, 2014<br/>[http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2014a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/9647291D28977F0887257C300005DAF6?open&file=1024_enr.pdf HB14-1024] |
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|[[List of U.S. state fish|Fish]] |
!scope=row|[[List of U.S. state fish|Fish]] |
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|[[Greenback cutthroat trout]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-fish|title=State Fish|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref><br/>''[[Oncorhynchus clarki stomias]]'' |
|[[Greenback cutthroat trout]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-fish|title=State Fish|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref><br/>''[[Oncorhynchus clarki stomias]]'' |
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|align=center|[[File:Greenbackcutthroat.jpg|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:Greenbackcutthroat.jpg|240px]] |
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|align=center|March 15, 1994<br/> HB 1164-1994<br/>CRS 24-80-911.5<ref name=CRS/> |
|align=center|March 15, 1994<br/> HB 1164-1994<br/>CRS 24-80-911.5<ref name=CRS/> |
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|[[List of U.S. state flowers|Flower]] |
!scope=row|[[List of U.S. state flowers|Flower]] |
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|[[Rocky Mountain columbine]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-flower|title=State Flower|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref><br/>''[[Aquilegia coerulea]]'' |
|[[Aquilegia coerulea|Rocky Mountain columbine]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-flower|title=State Flower|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref><br/>''[[Aquilegia coerulea]]'' |
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|align=center|[[File:Aquilegia caerulea.jpg|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:Aquilegia caerulea.jpg|240px]] |
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|align=center|April 4, 1899<br/>SB 261-1899<br/>CRS 24-80-905<ref name=CRS/> |
|align=center|April 4, 1899<br/>SB 261-1899<br/>CRS 24-80-905<ref name=CRS/> |
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|[[List of U.S. state grasses|Grass]] |
!scope=row|[[List of U.S. state grasses|Grass]] |
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|[[Blue grama grass]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-grass|title=State Grass|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref><br/>''[[Bouteloua gracilis]]'' |
|[[Blue grama grass]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-grass|title=State Grass|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref><br/>''[[Bouteloua gracilis]]'' |
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|align=center|[[File:Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis MN 2007.JPG|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis MN 2007.JPG|240px]] |
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|align=center|May 20, 1987<br/>SJR13-1987 |
|align=center|May 20, 1987<br/>SJR13-1987 |
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|[[List of U.S. state insects|Insect]] |
!scope=row|[[List of U.S. state insects|Insect]] |
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|[[Colorado hairstreak butterfly]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-insect|title=State Insect|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref><br/>''[[Hypaurotis crysalus]]'' |
|[[Colorado hairstreak butterfly]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-insect|title=State Insect|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref><br/>''[[Hypaurotis crysalus]]'' |
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|align=center|[[File:Colorado Hairstreak, MM.JPG|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:Colorado Hairstreak, MM.JPG|240px]] |
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|align=center|April 17, 1996<br/>SB 122-1996<br/>CRS 24-80-913<ref name=CRS/> |
|align=center|April 17, 1996<br/>SB 122-1996<br/>CRS 24-80-913<ref name=CRS/> |
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|[[List of U.S. state mammals|Mammal]] |
!scope=row|[[List of U.S. state mammals|Mammal]] |
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|[[Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-animal|title=State Animal|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref><br/>''[[Ovis canadensis canadensis]]'' |
|[[Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-animal|title=State Animal|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref><br/>''[[Ovis canadensis canadensis]]'' |
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|align=center|[[File:Bighorn ram full curl.jpg|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:Bighorn ram full curl.jpg|240px]] |
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|align=center|May 1, 1961<br/>SB 294-1961<br/>CRS 24-80-911<ref name=CRS/> |
|align=center|May 1, 1961<br/>SB 294-1961<br/>CRS 24-80-911<ref name=CRS/> |
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|[[List of U.S. state pets|Pets]] |
!scope=row|[[List of U.S. state pets|Pets]] |
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|[[Pet adoption|Colorado shelter pets]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-pet|title=State Pet|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref><br/>''[[Canis lupus familiaris]]'' & ''[[Felis catus]]'' |
|[[Pet adoption|Colorado shelter pets]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-pet|title=State Pet|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref><br/>''[[Canis lupus familiaris]]'' & ''[[Felis catus]]'' |
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|align=center|[[File:Black cat Animal Rescue GalawebDesign.jpg|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:Black cat Animal Rescue GalawebDesign.jpg|240px]] |
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|align=center|May 13, 2013<br/>[http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2013a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/548D771F94861AFC87257AFE005448BD?open&file=201_enr.pdf SB13-201] |
|align=center|May 13, 2013<br/>[http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2013a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/548D771F94861AFC87257AFE005448BD?open&file=201_enr.pdf SB13-201] |
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|[[List of U.S. state reptiles|Reptile]] |
!scope=row|[[List of U.S. state reptiles|Reptile]] |
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|[[Western painted turtle]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-reptile|title=State Reptile|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref><br/>''[[Chrysemys picta bellii]]'' |
|[[Western painted turtle]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-reptile|title=State Reptile|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref><br/>''[[Chrysemys picta bellii]]'' |
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|align=center|[[File:Painted turtle.jpg|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:Painted turtle.jpg|240px]] |
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|align=center|March 18, 2008<br/>HB08-1017 |
|align=center|March 18, 2008<br/>HB08-1017 |
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|[[List of U.S. state trees|Tree]] |
!scope=row|[[List of U.S. state trees|Tree]] |
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|[[Blue spruce|Colorado blue spruce]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-tree|title=State Tree|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref><br/>''[[Blue spruce|Picea pungens glauca]]'' |
|[[Blue spruce|Colorado blue spruce]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-tree|title=State Tree|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref><br/>''[[Blue spruce|Picea pungens glauca]]'' |
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|align=center|[[File:Picea pungens USDA1.jpg|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:Picea pungens USDA1.jpg|240px]] |
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|align=center|March 7, 1939<br/>HJR 7-1939 |
|align=center|March 7, 1939<br/>HJR 7-1939 |
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==Earth symbols== |
==Earth symbols== |
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|[[List of U.S. state fossils|Fossil]] |
!scope=row|[[List of U.S. state fossils|Fossil]] |
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|[[Stegosaurus]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-fossil|title=State Fossil|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=May 13, 2023}}</ref> |
|[[Stegosaurus]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-fossil|title=State Fossil|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=May 13, 2023}}</ref> |
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|align=center|[[File:Stegosaurus stenops mounted skeleton.jpg|240x240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:Stegosaurus stenops mounted skeleton.jpg|240x240px]] |
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|align=center|April 28, 1982<br/>Executive Order |
|align=center|April 28, 1982<br/>Executive Order |
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|[[List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones|Gemstone]] |
!scope=row|[[List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones|Gemstone]] |
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|[[Beryl#Aquamarine and maxixe|Aquamarine]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-gemstone|title=State Gemstone|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> |
|[[Beryl#Aquamarine and maxixe|Aquamarine]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-gemstone|title=State Gemstone|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> |
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|align=center|[[File:Aquamarin cut.jpg|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:Aquamarin cut.jpg|240px]] |
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|align=center|April 30, 1971<br/>HB 1104-1971<br/>CRS 24-80-912<ref name=CRS/> |
|align=center|April 30, 1971<br/>HB 1104-1971<br/>CRS 24-80-912<ref name=CRS/> |
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|[[List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones|Mineral]] |
!scope=row|[[List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones|Mineral]] |
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|[[Rhodochrosite]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-mineral|title=State Mineral|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> |
|[[Rhodochrosite]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-mineral|title=State Mineral|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> |
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|align=center|[[File:The Searchlight Rhodochrosite Crystal.jpg|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:The Searchlight Rhodochrosite Crystal.jpg|240px]] |
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|align=center|April 17, 2002<br/>CRS 24-80-912.5<ref name=CRS/> |
|align=center|April 17, 2002<br/>CRS 24-80-912.5<ref name=CRS/> |
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|[[List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones|Rock]] |
!scope=row|[[List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones|Rock]] |
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|[[Yule Marble]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-rock|title=State Rock|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> |
|[[Yule Marble]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-rock|title=State Rock|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> |
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|align=center|[[File:Lincoln-Memorial WashingtonDC Crop.jpg|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:Lincoln-Memorial WashingtonDC Crop.jpg|240px]] |
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|align=center|March 9, 2004<br/>HB04-1023<br/>CRS 24-80-912.7<ref name=CRS/> |
|align=center|March 9, 2004<br/>HB04-1023<br/>CRS 24-80-912.7<ref name=CRS/> |
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|[[List of U.S. state soils|Soil]] |
!scope=row|[[List of U.S. state soils|Soil]] |
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|[[Seitz (soil)|Seitz soil]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nrcs.app.box.com/s/b7j0swuayb9ifqckz1020tjzpt9tusti/file/1000288963185|title=Seitz -- Colorado State Soil|publisher=[[Natural Resources Conservation Service]], [[United States Department of Agriculture]]|date=August 23, 2022|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref> |
|[[Seitz (soil)|Seitz soil]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nrcs.app.box.com/s/b7j0swuayb9ifqckz1020tjzpt9tusti/file/1000288963185|title=Seitz -- Colorado State Soil|publisher=[[Natural Resources Conservation Service]], [[United States Department of Agriculture]]|date=August 23, 2022|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref> |
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|align=center|[[File:Sloan Lake View from American Basin Trail.jpg|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:Sloan Lake View from American Basin Trail.jpg|240px]] |
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|align=center|[[United States Department of Agriculture]] |
|align=center|[[United States Department of Agriculture]] |
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==Cultural symbols== |
==Cultural symbols== |
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|+<big>Colorado cultural symbols</big> |
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|[[List of U.S. state folk dances|Folk dance]] |
!scope=row|[[List of U.S. state folk dances|Folk dance]] |
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|[[Square dance]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-folk-dance|title=State Folk Dance|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> |
|[[Square dance]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-folk-dance|title=State Folk Dance|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> |
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|align=center|[[File:Square Dance Group.jpg|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:Square Dance Group.jpg|240px]] |
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|align=center|March 16, 1992<br/>HB 1058-1992<br/>CRS 24-80-909.5<ref name=CRS/> |
|align=center|March 16, 1992<br/>HB 1058-1992<br/>CRS 24-80-909.5<ref name=CRS/> |
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!scope=row rowspan=2|[[List of U.S. state songs|Songs]] |
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|"[[Where the Columbines Grow]]"<ref name=songs>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-songs|title=State Songs|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> |
|"[[Where the Columbines Grow]]"<ref name=songs>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-songs|title=State Songs|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> |
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|align=center|[[File:Heavycolumbinebloom.jpg|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:Heavycolumbinebloom.jpg|240px]] |
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|align=center|March 12, 2007<br/>SJR07-023<br/>CRS 24-80-909<ref name=CRS/> |
|align=center|March 12, 2007<br/>SJR07-023<br/>CRS 24-80-909<ref name=CRS/> |
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|[[List of U.S. state sports|Summer sport]] |
!scope=row|[[List of U.S. state sports|Summer sport]] |
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|[[Pack burro racing |
|[[Pack burro racing]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/symbols-emblems|title=State Summer Sport|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref> |
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|align=center|[[File:FairplayBurroRacer.JPG|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:FairplayBurroRacer.JPG|240px]] |
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|align=center|May 8, 2012<br/>[http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2012a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/3C07AE23B8DDF9C1872579DE006E3D3D?open&file=HJR1021_enr.pdf HJR12-1021] |
|align=center|May 8, 2012<br/>[http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2012a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/3C07AE23B8DDF9C1872579DE006E3D3D?open&file=HJR1021_enr.pdf HJR12-1021] |
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|[[List of U.S. state tartans|Tartan]] |
!scope=row|[[List of U.S. state tartans|Tartan]] |
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|[[Colorado state tartan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-tartan|title=State Tartan|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> |
|[[Colorado state tartan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/archives/state-tartan|title=State Tartan|publisher=Colorado State Archives|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> |
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|align=center|[[File:Colorado-tartan.png|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:Colorado-tartan.png|240px]] |
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|align=center|March 3, 1997<br/>HJR97-1016 |
|align=center|March 3, 1997<br/>HJR97-1016 |
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|[[List of U.S. state sports|Winter sport]] |
!scope=row|[[List of U.S. state sports|Winter sport]] |
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|[[Skiing]] and [[snowboarding]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/symbols-emblems|title=State Winter Sport|publisher=Colorado State Archive|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref> |
|[[Skiing]] and [[snowboarding]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archives.colorado.gov/collections/symbols-emblems|title=State Winter Sport|publisher=Colorado State Archive|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref> |
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|align=center|[[File:Aspen08.jpg|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:Aspen08.jpg|240px]] |
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==Highway route markers== |
==Highway route markers== |
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|+<big>Colorado highway route markers</big> |
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|State highways |
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|[[List of state highways in Colorado|Colorado state highway route marker]]<ref name=Malek>{{cite web|url=http://www.mesalek.com/colo/marker.html|title=Colorado Highways: Route Markers Through the Years|first=Matthew E.|last=Malek|date=November 30, 2014|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> |
|[[List of state highways in Colorado|Colorado state highway route marker]]<ref name=Malek>{{cite web|url=http://www.mesalek.com/colo/marker.html|title=Colorado Highways: Route Markers Through the Years|first=Matthew E.|last=Malek|date=November 30, 2014|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> |
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|align=center|[[File:Colorado 14.svg|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:Colorado 14.svg|240px]] |
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|align=center|1967<br/>[[Colorado Department of Transportation|Colorado Highway Commission]] |
|align=center|1967<br/>[[Colorado Department of Transportation|Colorado Highway Commission]] |
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|Scenic byways |
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|[[List of Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways|Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway route marker]]<ref name=Malek/> |
|[[List of Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways|Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway route marker]]<ref name=Malek/> |
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|align=center|[[File:Colorado Scenic Byway.png|240px]] |
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==Motor vehicle license plates== |
==Motor vehicle license plates== |
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|+<big>Typical Colorado state motor vehicle license plate</big> |
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|[[United States license plate designs and serial formats#Current standard-issue passenger plate designs and serial formats|License plate]] |
!scope=row|[[United States license plate designs and serial formats#Current standard-issue passenger plate designs and serial formats|License plate]] |
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|[[Vehicle registration plates of Colorado|Colorado passenger automobile registration plate]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dmv/regular-license-plates|title=Regular License Plates|publisher=[[Colorado Department of Revenue]], Division of Motor Vehicles|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> |
|[[Vehicle registration plates of Colorado|Colorado passenger automobile registration plate]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dmv/regular-license-plates|title=Regular License Plates|publisher=[[Colorado Department of Revenue]], Division of Motor Vehicles|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> |
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|align=center|[[File:ADLD-21 Colorado License Plate.jpg|240px]] |
|align=center|[[File:ADLD-21 Colorado License Plate.jpg|240px]] |
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|align=center|1913<br/>2018<br/>[[Colorado Department of Revenue]] |
|align=center|1913<br/>2018<br/>[[Colorado Department of Revenue]] |
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==United States naval vessels== |
==United States naval vessels== |
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|+<big>United States naval vessels named the USS ''Colorado''</big> |
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|[[Screw frigate]] |
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|{{USS|Colorado|1856}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/c/colorado-i.html|title=Colorado I (Screw Frigate)|publisher=[[Naval History and Heritage Command]], [[United States Navy]]|date=June 30, 2015|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref>{{efn|USS ''Colorado'' was named for the [[Colorado River]],{{efn|The [[Colorado River]] did not officially flow through the [[Colorado|State of Colorado]] until July 25, 1921, when [[President of the United States|President]] [[Warren G. Harding]] signed House Joint Resolution 32 – To change the name of the [[Grand River (Colorado)|Grand River]] in Colorado and Utah to the Colorado River.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.riversimulator.org/Resources/LawOfTheRiver/HearingToRenameGrandRiverColorado1921.pdf|work=Hearing Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives, Sixty Sixth Congress, Third Session, on HJ 460|publisher=[[Government Printing Office]]|title=Renaming the Grand River, Colo.|date=February 18, 1921|access-date=May 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRECB-1921-pt3-v61/pdf/GPO-CRECB-1921-pt3-v61.pdf|page=3057|title=House approves H. J. Res. 32-To change the name of the Grand River in Colorado and Utah to the Colorado River.|work=[[Congressional Record]] - Volume LXI-Part 3|publisher=[[Government Printing Office]]|date=June 27, 1921|access-date=May 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRECB-1921-pt5-v61/pdf/GPO-CRECB-1921-pt4-v61.pdf|page=3450|title=Senate approves H. J. Res. 32-To change the name of the Grand River in Colorado and Utah to the Colorado River.|work=[[Congressional Record]] - Volume LXI-Part 4|publisher=[[Government Printing Office]]|date=July 8, 1921|access-date=May 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRECB-1921-pt5-v61/pdf/GPO-CRECB-1921-pt5-v61.pdf|page=4274|title=President signs H. J. Res. 32-To change the name of the Grand River in Colorado and Utah to the Colorado River.|work=[[Congressional Record]] - Volume LXI-Part 5|publisher=[[Government Printing Office]]|date=July 25, 1921|access-date=May 16, 2023}}</ref> Prior to this date, the origin of the Colorado River was officially the [[confluence]] of the Grand and [[Green River (Colorado River tributary)|Green]] rivers at {{coord|38.1892|-109.8857|region:US-UT_type:river|name=Confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers|display=inline}} in what is now [[Canyonlands National Park]] of [[Utah]].}} and predated the creation of the [[Territory of Colorado]] in 1861.}} |
|{{USS|Colorado|1856}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/c/colorado-i.html|title=Colorado I (Screw Frigate)|publisher=[[Naval History and Heritage Command]], [[United States Navy]]|date=June 30, 2015|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref>{{efn|USS ''Colorado'' was named for the [[Colorado River]],{{efn|The [[Colorado River]] did not officially flow through the [[Colorado|State of Colorado]] until July 25, 1921, when [[President of the United States|President]] [[Warren G. Harding]] signed House Joint Resolution 32 – To change the name of the [[Grand River (Colorado)|Grand River]] in Colorado and Utah to the Colorado River.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.riversimulator.org/Resources/LawOfTheRiver/HearingToRenameGrandRiverColorado1921.pdf|work=Hearing Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives, Sixty Sixth Congress, Third Session, on HJ 460|publisher=[[Government Printing Office]]|title=Renaming the Grand River, Colo.|date=February 18, 1921|access-date=May 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRECB-1921-pt3-v61/pdf/GPO-CRECB-1921-pt3-v61.pdf|page=3057|title=House approves H. J. Res. 32-To change the name of the Grand River in Colorado and Utah to the Colorado River.|work=[[Congressional Record]] - Volume LXI-Part 3|publisher=[[Government Printing Office]]|date=June 27, 1921|access-date=May 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRECB-1921-pt5-v61/pdf/GPO-CRECB-1921-pt4-v61.pdf|page=3450|title=Senate approves H. J. Res. 32-To change the name of the Grand River in Colorado and Utah to the Colorado River.|work=[[Congressional Record]] - Volume LXI-Part 4|publisher=[[Government Printing Office]]|date=July 8, 1921|access-date=May 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CRECB-1921-pt5-v61/pdf/GPO-CRECB-1921-pt5-v61.pdf|page=4274|title=President signs H. J. Res. 32-To change the name of the Grand River in Colorado and Utah to the Colorado River.|work=[[Congressional Record]] - Volume LXI-Part 5|publisher=[[Government Printing Office]]|date=July 25, 1921|access-date=May 16, 2023}}</ref> Prior to this date, the origin of the Colorado River was officially the [[confluence]] of the Grand and [[Green River (Colorado River tributary)|Green]] rivers at {{coord|38.1892|-109.8857|region:US-UT_type:river|name=Confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers|display=inline}} in what is now [[Canyonlands National Park]] of [[Utah]].}} and predated the creation of the [[Territory of Colorado]] in 1861.}} |
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|[[File:USS Colorado, 1871.jpg|240px|alt=An image of USS Colorado in China]] |
|[[File:USS Colorado, 1871.jpg|240px|alt=An image of USS Colorado in China]] |
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|align=center|March 13, 1858 to<br/>June 8, 1875<br/>[[United States Navy]] |
|align=center|March 13, 1858 to<br/>June 8, 1875<br/>[[United States Navy]] |
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|[[Armored cruiser]] |
!scope=row|[[Armored cruiser]] |
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|{{USS|Colorado|ACR-7}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/c/colorado-i.html|title=Colorado I (Screw Frigate)|publisher=[[Naval History and Heritage Command]], [[United States Navy]]|date=June 30, 2015|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref> |
|{{USS|Colorado|ACR-7}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/c/colorado-i.html|title=Colorado I (Screw Frigate)|publisher=[[Naval History and Heritage Command]], [[United States Navy]]|date=June 30, 2015|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref> |
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|[[File:U.S.S. Colorado.jpg|240px|alt=An image of USS ''Colorado'' in Hampden Roads]] |
|[[File:U.S.S. Colorado.jpg|240px|alt=An image of USS ''Colorado'' in Hampden Roads]] |
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|align=center|January 19, 1905<br/>renamed<br/>{{USS|Pueblo|CA-7|6}}{{efn|USS ''Colorado'' was renamed USS ''Pueblo'' on November 9, 1916 to free up the name for a new battleship to be named USS ''Colorado''.}}<br/>November 9, 1916 to<br/>September 28, 1927<br/>[[United States Navy]] |
|align=center|January 19, 1905<br/>renamed<br/>{{USS|Pueblo|CA-7|6}}{{efn|USS ''Colorado'' was renamed USS ''Pueblo'' on November 9, 1916 to free up the name for a new battleship to be named USS ''Colorado''.}}<br/>November 9, 1916 to<br/>September 28, 1927<br/>[[United States Navy]] |
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|[[Battleship]] |
!scope=row|[[Battleship]] |
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|{{USS|Colorado|BB-45}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/us-navy-ships/alphabetical-listing/c/uss-colorado--bb-45-0.html|title=Colorado I (Screw Frigate)|publisher=[[Naval History and Heritage Command]], [[United States Navy]]|date=June 30, 2015|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref> |
|{{USS|Colorado|BB-45}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/us-navy-ships/alphabetical-listing/c/uss-colorado--bb-45-0.html|title=Colorado I (Screw Frigate)|publisher=[[Naval History and Heritage Command]], [[United States Navy]]|date=June 30, 2015|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref> |
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|[[File:USS Colorado (BB-45) New York 1932.jpg|240px|alt=An image of USS Colorado in New York City]] |
|[[File:USS Colorado (BB-45) New York 1932.jpg|240px|alt=An image of USS Colorado in New York City]] |
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|align=center|August 30, 1923 to<br/>January 1947<br/>[[United States Navy]] |
|align=center|August 30, 1923 to<br/>January 1947<br/>[[United States Navy]] |
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|[[Nuclear submarine]] |
!scope=row|[[Nuclear submarine]] |
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|{{USS|Colorado|SSN-788}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usscoloradocommittee.org/|title=USS Colorado (SSN 788) Commissioning Committee|publisher=USS Colorado (SSN 788) Commissioning Committee|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> |
|{{USS|Colorado|SSN-788}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usscoloradocommittee.org/|title=USS Colorado (SSN 788) Commissioning Committee|publisher=USS Colorado (SSN 788) Commissioning Committee|access-date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> |
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|align=center|[[File:USS Colorado (SSN-788) at Groton, Connecticut (USA), on 15 March 2018 (180315-N-JE719-186).JPG|240px]] |
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==United States stamp== |
==United States stamp== |
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|Colorado state centennial stamp<ref>{{cite web|url=https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/about-us-stamps-modern-period-1940-present-commemorative-issues-1970-1979-1976-1977-16|title=Colorado Statehood Issue|publisher=[[National Postal Museum]], [[Smithsonian Institution]]|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref> |
|Colorado state centennial stamp<ref>{{cite web|url=https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/about-us-stamps-modern-period-1940-present-commemorative-issues-1970-1979-1976-1977-16|title=Colorado Statehood Issue|publisher=[[National Postal Museum]], [[Smithsonian Institution]]|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref> |
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|align=center|May 21, 1977{{efn|The [[United States Postal Service]] delayed the issue of the Colorado state centennial stamp from the [[Centennial|Colorado Centennial]] on August 1, 1976, until May 21, 1977. The [[Sesquicentennial|Colorado Sesquicentennial]] will be observed on August 1, 2026, four weeks after the [[United States Semiquincentennial]].}}<br/>[[United States Postal Service]] |
|align=center|May 21, 1977{{efn|The [[United States Postal Service]] delayed the issue of the Colorado state centennial stamp from the [[Centennial|Colorado Centennial]] on August 1, 1976, until May 21, 1977. The [[Sesquicentennial|Colorado Sesquicentennial]] will be observed on August 1, 2026, four weeks after the [[United States Semiquincentennial]].}}<br/>[[United States Postal Service]] |
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==United States coin== |
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|[[50 State quarters|Colorado State Quarter]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-medal-programs/50-state-quarters/colorado|title=Colorado State Quarter|publisher=[[United States Mint]]|access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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![A map showing the location of the State of Colorado](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Colorado_in_United_States.svg/220px-Colorado_in_United_States.svg.png)
The U.S. State of Colorado has many adopted symbols and emblems. Most of these symbols and emblems were adopted by acts of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Colorado, and after statehood, the General Assembly of the State of Colorado.[1] A few of these symbols were adopted by executive action of the Governor. Federal agencies designated some of these symbols in honor of the state. Each entry explains the manner and date of adoption.
The first insignia of Colorado, the territorial motto: Nil sine numine,[2] was adopted by the First Session of the Territorial Legislature on November 6, 1861. The seal and coat of arms of the Territory of Colorado were specified by the First Session of the Territorial Legislature but not created until November 11, 1861.[3]
Insignia
[edit]Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
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Coat of arms | Coat of Arms of the State of Colorado[a] | ![]() |
November 11, 1861 March 15, 1877 CRS 24-80-901[1] |
Flag | Flag of the State of Colorado[4] | ![]() |
June 5, 1911 SB 118-1911 February 28, 1928 SB 152-1929 March 31, 1964 |
Logo | Colorado state government logo[5] | See Colorado state logo. | March 26, 2019[5] |
Motto | Nil sine numine[2] (Latin: Nothing without providence) |
NIL SINE NVMINE | November 6, 1861 November 6, 1876 CRS 24-80-901[1] |
Nickname | Centennial State[6][b] | The Centennial State | Statehood on August 1, 1876[7] |
Seal | Great Seal of the State of Colorado[3] | ![]() |
November 11, 1861 March 15, 1877 CRS 24-80-901[1] |
Slogan | Colorful Colorado[6] | ![]() |
1950 unofficial |
Living symbols
[edit]Earth symbols
[edit]Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
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Fossil | Stegosaurus[19] | ![]() |
April 28, 1982 Executive Order |
Gemstone | Aquamarine[20] | ![]() |
April 30, 1971 HB 1104-1971 CRS 24-80-912[1] |
Mineral | Rhodochrosite[21] | ![]() |
April 17, 2002 CRS 24-80-912.5[1] |
Rock | Yule Marble[22] | ![]() |
March 9, 2004 HB04-1023 CRS 24-80-912.7[1] |
Soil | Seitz soil[23] | ![]() |
United States Department of Agriculture |
Cultural symbols
[edit]Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
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Folk dance | Square dance[24] | ![]() |
March 16, 1992 HB 1058-1992 CRS 24-80-909.5[1] |
Songs | "Where the Columbines Grow"[25] | ![]() |
May 8, 1915 SB 308-1915 CRS 24-80-909[1] |
"Rocky Mountain High"[25] | ![]() |
March 12, 2007 SJR07-023 CRS 24-80-909[1] | |
Summer sport | Pack burro racing[26] | May 8, 2012 HJR12-1021 | |
Tartan | Colorado state tartan[27] | ![]() |
March 3, 1997 HJR97-1016 |
Winter sport | Skiing and snowboarding[28] | ![]() |
April 8, 2008 |
Highway route markers
[edit]Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
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State highways | Colorado state highway route marker[29] | ![]() |
1967 Colorado Highway Commission |
Scenic byways | Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway route marker[29] | ![]() |
1989 Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways Commission |
Motor vehicle license plates
[edit]Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
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License plate | Colorado passenger automobile registration plate[30] | ![]() |
1913 2018 Colorado Department of Revenue |
United States naval vessels
[edit]Type | Symbol | Image | Commissioned |
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Screw frigate | USS Colorado (1856)[31][d] | ![]() |
March 13, 1858 to June 8, 1875 United States Navy |
Armored cruiser | USS Colorado (ACR-7)[36] | ![]() |
January 19, 1905 renamed USS Pueblo[e] November 9, 1916 to September 28, 1927 United States Navy |
Battleship | USS Colorado (BB-45)[37] | ![]() |
August 30, 1923 to January 1947 United States Navy |
Nuclear submarine | USS Colorado (SSN-788)[38] | Commissioned March 17, 2018 United States Navy |
United States stamp
[edit]Type | Symbol | Image | Issued |
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U.S. postage stamp | Colorado state centennial stamp[39] | ![]() |
May 21, 1977[f] United States Postal Service |
United States coin
[edit]Type | Symbol | Image | Released |
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U.S. quarter dollar | Colorado State Quarter[40] | ![]() |
June 14, 2006 United States Mint |
See also
[edit]- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Coat of Arms of the State of Colorado was implicitly defined by the legislation creating the Seal of the Territory of Colorado on November 11, 1861, and the Great Seal of the State of Colorado on March 15, 1877.
- ^ The State of Colorado is nicknamed the Centennial State because to joined the Union on August 1, 1876, four weeks after the centennial of the Declaration of Independence.
- ^ The Colorado River did not officially flow through the State of Colorado until July 25, 1921, when President Warren G. Harding signed House Joint Resolution 32 – To change the name of the Grand River in Colorado and Utah to the Colorado River.[32][33][34][35] Prior to this date, the origin of the Colorado River was officially the confluence of the Grand and Green rivers at 38°11′21″N 109°53′09″W / 38.1892°N 109.8857°W in what is now Canyonlands National Park of Utah.
- ^ USS Colorado was named for the Colorado River,[c] and predated the creation of the Territory of Colorado in 1861.
- ^ USS Colorado was renamed USS Pueblo on November 9, 1916 to free up the name for a new battleship to be named USS Colorado.
- ^ The United States Postal Service delayed the issue of the Colorado state centennial stamp from the Colorado Centennial on August 1, 1976, until May 21, 1977. The Colorado Sesquicentennial will be observed on August 1, 2026, four weeks after the United States Semiquincentennial.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Colorado Revised Statutes". Colorado Legal Resources. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "State Motto". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ a b "State Seal". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ "State Flag". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ a b "Colorado State Brand Story". State of Colorado. March 26, 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ^ a b "State Name and Nicknames". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ President of the United States of America (1876-08-01). "Proclamation of the Admission of Colorado to the Union" (php). The American Presidency Project. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "State Amphibian". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Bird". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Cactus". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Fish". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Flower". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Grass". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Insect". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Animal". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Pet". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Reptile". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Tree". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Fossil". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "State Gemstone". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Mineral". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Rock". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "Seitz -- Colorado State Soil". Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture. August 23, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "State Folk Dance". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ a b "State Songs". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Summer Sport". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "State Tartan". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Winter Sport". Colorado State Archive. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ a b Malek, Matthew E. (November 30, 2014). "Colorado Highways: Route Markers Through the Years". Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "Regular License Plates". Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "Colorado I (Screw Frigate)". Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Navy. June 30, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "Renaming the Grand River, Colo." (PDF), Hearing Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives, Sixty Sixth Congress, Third Session, on HJ 460, Government Printing Office, February 18, 1921, retrieved May 16, 2023
- ^ "House approves H. J. Res. 32-To change the name of the Grand River in Colorado and Utah to the Colorado River." (PDF), Congressional Record - Volume LXI-Part 3, Government Printing Office, p. 3057, June 27, 1921, retrieved May 16, 2023
- ^ "Senate approves H. J. Res. 32-To change the name of the Grand River in Colorado and Utah to the Colorado River." (PDF), Congressional Record - Volume LXI-Part 4, Government Printing Office, p. 3450, July 8, 1921, retrieved May 16, 2023
- ^ "President signs H. J. Res. 32-To change the name of the Grand River in Colorado and Utah to the Colorado River." (PDF), Congressional Record - Volume LXI-Part 5, Government Printing Office, p. 4274, July 25, 1921, retrieved May 16, 2023
- ^ "Colorado I (Screw Frigate)". Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Navy. June 30, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado I (Screw Frigate)". Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Navy. June 30, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "USS Colorado (SSN 788) Commissioning Committee". USS Colorado (SSN 788) Commissioning Committee. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "Colorado Statehood Issue". National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado State Quarter". United States Mint. Retrieved May 12, 2023.