The Mormon pioneersvalued hard work (“Industry” is the state motto); they chose the industrious honeybee as their state insect and the Beehive State as their nickname. Utah even has an official state cooking pot that reflects its pioneer beginnings: the Dutch oven. ...
Colorado has two official state songs: "Where the Columbines Grow" by A.J. Flynn and John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High." Colorado Springs English teacher Katharine Lee Bates wrote the poem that became "America the Beautiful" after visiting Pikes Peak. The world-famous Red Rocks Amphitheater...
State Nickname: The Centennial State. (Colorado was admitted to statehood during the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.) State Motto: Nil sine Numine (Nothing without Providence) State Flower: Rocky Mountain Columbine State Bird: Lark Bunting State Animal: Rocky...
In 1858 gold was discovered in Cherry Creek, which led to the Pike’s Peak excitement and immigration of 1859. That year is the date of the first real settlement of the country by English-speaking people. Colorado was organized as a Territory in 1861, and admitted as a State in 1876, ...
The consolation prize for the losing city would be home of the new Colorado State Prison. Cañon City was at a disadvantage as it was already the home of the Colorado Territorial Prison (There are now six prisons in the Cañon City area). The cornerstone of the building that would ...
State motto:Nil sine Numine(Latin “Nothing without the Diety”) State animal: Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) State bird: Lark bunting (Calamospiza melanocoryus Stejneger) State fish: Greenback cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki somias) ...
The number of Chinese residents would naturally dwindle. As more left the state and even the country, a door opened for more Japanese immigrants. A new wave of immigration The first big wave of Japanese immigrants began coming to Colorado in the early 20th century. They worked in the mines,...
Bonder earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Denver and a master’s in industrial-organizational psychology from Kansas State University. His community involvement has included serving as board vice president for the nonprofit Karis Community, as well as memberships in organizations including...
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Colorado Education Board Rankles Some with In God We Trust Motto Adoption.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)Malone, Patrick