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On August 1, 1876 (four weeks after the Centennial of the United States), U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant signed a proclamation admitting Colorado to the Union as the 38th state and earning it the moniker "Centennial State". [3] The discovery of a major silver lode near Leadville in 1878 triggered the Colorado Silver Boom.
State of Colorado becomes 38th state admitted to the United States of America on August 1, 1876 Colorado Silver Boom, 1879–1893; Alpine Tunnel on the Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad opened to rail traffic on July 13, 1882; Denver and Rio Grande Railroad arrives at Silverton on July 15, 1882; Collapse of Colorado mining, 1893–1917 ...
The following table is a list of all 50 states and their respective dates of statehood. The first 13 became states in July 1776 upon agreeing to the United States Declaration of Independence, and each joined the first Union of states between 1777 and 1781, upon ratifying the Articles of Confederation, its first constitution. [6]
Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, Colorado became the 38th U.S. state. Colorado ranks 21st in population, eighth in total area, and first in mean elevation among the 50 U.S. states . Fifty-five of the 124 highest major mountain peaks of North America rise in Colorado.
Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, Colorado became the 38th U.S. state. Colorado ranks 21st in population, eighth in total area, and first in mean elevation among the 50 U.S. states . Fifty-five of the 124 highest major mountain peaks of North America rise in Colorado.
The Territory of Colorado was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from February 28, 1861, [2] until August 1, 1876, when it was admitted to the Union as the 38th State of Colorado. [3]
On August 1, 1876 (28 days after the Centennial of the United States), President Ulysses S. Grant signed Proclamation 230 [14] admitting the state of Colorado to the Union as the 38th state and earning it the moniker "Centennial State". The borders of the new state coincided with the borders established for the Colorado Territory.
Colorado entered the Union as the 38th state in 1876, during a period of significant populist and progressive influence. In its early years, the state showed strong support for the Populist Party, electing several candidates to federal and state offices between the 1890s and 1910s.