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.
Colorado got the nick name colorful Colorado because when explorers were exploring Colorado they saw how colorful it is so they called it colorful Colorado.
Colorful Colorado.* The Centenial State.It is called the Centennial State. Many refer to it as Colorful Colorado and some like the Rocky Mountain State.
The State of Colorado's nickname is "The Centennial State." It was given this nickname because it became a state in 1876, the 100 year anniversary of America's signing of the Declaration of...