This Day in History: August 1, 1876
Colorado, the Centennial State, Colorful Colorado
“Passing through your wonderful mountains and canyons I realize that this state is going to be more and more the playground for the whole republic… You will see this the real Switzerland of America.”
~Theodore Roosevelt
On August 1, 1876 (28 days 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”.
Source: awakenings2012.blogspot.com
Colorado acquired the official nickname ‘The Centennial State’ because it entered the union in 1876, 100 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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catnipoflife 
So beautiful!! And I’ve been there! 🙂