Residents of Colorado City (eventually Colorado Springs). "Colorado" after the red rocks of nearby Garden of the Gods
the indians, simply because they thought it was colorful
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Because of the Colorado river, which was named by the spanish, meaning 'red'. Also, because Colorado means color red.
Colorado was named for it's red soil, in Spanish Colorado means "the color red".
Colorado is Spanish for 'Red' or 'Reddish'. It is named after the Colorado River.
Colorado Springs was named and founded by Civil War General William Jackson Palmer
Colorado has 48 different streams named Dry Creek.
Colorado has 33 different streams named Sand Creek.
Colorado has 32 different streams named Mill Creek.
Colorado has a Major League Baseball team named the Colorado Rockies.
When the Spanish came to the US, they named colorado "color red", which later developed into colorado.
The Grande.
The mountain peak in Colorado which is named after an American explorer is PikeÕs Peak. This mountain peak was named after Zebulon Pike who was an army explorer.
Because of the Rocky Mountain chain in Colorado