Colorado is a state in the USA in the west side of the country.
The biggest city in Colorado is Denver. (I have lived there)
The Flag
The flag was made in June 5, 1911 and was made by Andrew Carlisle Carson. The red “C” represents the name of the state, the blue represents the clear blue sky’s, yellow represents the abundant sunshine, and the white represents the snowy mountains.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Colorado
Fun facts about Colorado
- 5,913,00 people live in Colorado
- The city Denver invented the cheeseburger
- Colorado is 1 mile above sea level (1 mile=1,6 km)
- Colorado became a state in 1876
- Denver has 300 days of sunshine a year
Colorado’s sports teams
Denver Nuggets
The Denver nuggets is a NBA team and are one of the best.
They won the NBA championship in 2023 and were 1st in the league.
Their best player is Nikola Jokic. Jokic is a big center but can pass and shoot.
https://www.foxsports.com/nba/denver-nuggets-team
The Denver Broncos is an NFL team and doing good so far.
The last time they won the Super Bowl was in 2015. (Superbowl 50)
John Elway and Peyton Manning was their greatest quarterbacks.
https://bleacherreport.com/denver-broncos
The Colorado Rapids is a MLS team and they are not doing good this season.
Their best season was in 2010 when they won the MLS cup and there record was 12-10-8. The Rapids best player is Diego Rubio.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorado_Rapids
Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies are in the MLB and sadly they have had there worst season with 59 wins and 103 losses. There best season was in 2007 when they made the World Series and had a record of 90 wins and 73 losses.
https://www.facebook.com/Rockies/
Pike’s Peak gold rush
Colorado is well known for their gold rush in July 1858.
100,000 gold seekers were in one of the greatest gold rushes in American history.
The reason it’s called Pike’s Peak gold rush is because in 1806 the government hired Zebulon Pike to find the source of the Mississippi River, even though his recorded location for the Mississippi River was very inaccurate and got lost in his expedition, he did explore a lot of the American southwest. When he made it to the Colorado Springs, he named a mountain after himself. The rush set some camps around the area that later became cities such as Denver City and Boulder City.
https://www.goldmapsonline.com/colorado-gold-rush-history-from-1807.html
