Colorado became the 38th state in 1876 (see statehood order) -
Colorado state quarter features the Rocky mountains, pine trees (state tree), and one of the state's nicknames: "Colorful Colorado" -
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"The Centennial State"
Colorado's nickname is The Centennial State. Colorado became the 38th state of the United States in 1876 - one hundred years after the signing of our nation's Declaration of Independence. Another well- known nickname is "Colorful Colorado" because of the state's magnificent scenery of mountains, rivers and plains.
