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Colorado International Movers
Colorado Self Storage

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 Welcome to Colorado

COLORADO

Capital City: Denver 
Nicknames: The Centennial State, Highest State, Mountain State
Population, 2005 estimate 4,665,177 residents

State?s Flag: Adopted in 1911, features colors that represent the state: the stripes signify the blue sky and the white snow-capped peaks; the red C stands for Colorado, Spanish for ?colored red?; and the golden ball symbolizes the state?s gold production.

First visited by Spanish explorers in the 1500s, the territory was claimed for Spain by Juan de Ulibarri in 1706. The U.S. obtained eastern Colorado as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the central portion in 1845 with the admission of Texas as a state, and the western part in 1848 as a result of the Mexican War.

Colorado has the highest mean elevation of any state, with more than 1,000 Rocky Mountain peaks over 10,000 ft high and 54 towering above 14,000 ft. Pikes Peak, the most famous of these mountains, was discovered by U.S. Army lieutenant Zebulon M. Pike in 1806.

Once primarily a mining and agricultural state, Colorado's economy is now driven by the service industries, including medical providers and other business and professional services. Colorado's economy also has a strong manufacturing base. The primary manufactures are food products, printing and publishing, machinery, and electrical instruments. The state is also a communications and transportation hub for the Rocky Mountain region.

Breathtaking scenery and world-class skiing make Colorado a prime tourist destination. The main tourist attractions in the state include Rocky Mountain National Park, Curecanti National Recreation Area, Mesa Verde National Park, the Great Sand Dunes and Dinosaur National Monuments, Colorado National Monument, and the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument.

Fun Facts:

• "Beulah red" is the name of the red marble that gives the Colorado State Capitol its distinctive splendor. Cutting, polishing, and installing the marble in the Capitol took six years, from 1894 to 1900. All of the "Beulah red" marble in the world went into the Capitol. It cannot be replaced, at any price.
• The United States Air Force Academy is located in Colorado Springs.
• Colorado means "colored red" and is known as the "Centennial State."
• Colorado contains 75% of the land area of the U.S. with an altitude over 10,000 feet.
• Hundreds of thousands of valentines are re-mailed each year from Loveland.
• Dove Creek is the "Pinto Bean" capital of the world.
• At 14,110 feet above sea level over 400,000 people ascend Pikes Peak each year.
• Colorado's southwest corner borders Arizona, New Mexico and Utah the only place in America where the corners of four states meet.

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