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Because Colorado became a state when America was celebrating the centennial (100th birthday) in 1876

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What does colorados nickname mean?

It is the Centennial State for having joined the Union in 1876.


What is colorados nick name?

it is the centennial state


What is Colorado nickname?

Because Colorado became a state in 1876 it was nicknamed the "Centennial State" It is the Centennial State and was named in 1876.


Why did Colorado get Centennial State as its nickname?

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What is the state of Colorado nickname?

It is the Cetenennial State or Colorful Colorado.


Which us state enetered the union in 1876 thus earning the nickname the centennial state?

Colorado.


How did Colorado get it and nickname?

On August 2, 1876, 28 days after the Centennial of the United States, US President Ulysses S Grant signed a proclamation admitting the State of Colorado to the Union as the 38th State and earning it the nickname - Centennial State.


What is the nickname of Denver Colorado and why?

Colorado is nicknamed "The Centennial State"because Colorado became a state in 1876, when America was celebrating the centennial, or its 100th birthday


When Colorado was declared a state?

August 1, 1876, the year when America was celebrating its centennial, or 100th birthday (hence Colorado's nickname being The Centennial State)


Where Colorado's nickname came from?

It is based on the fact that it became a State when the US was celebrating its Centennial.


How did Colorado got its nickname centennial?

Because Colorado officially became a state in 1876, the year of America's 100th birthday, more known as "centennial."


Why is Colorado known as the Centennial State?

It got the nickname because it became a state in 1876, 100 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.