Introduction
Colorado became the United States thirty-eighth state on August 1, 1876, 100 years after the Declaration of Independence by the 13 colonies. The state's largest city and capital is Denver. Colorado gets its name from the Spanish words for the red rock found around the Colorado River. The United States Air Force Academy is located in the Centennial State. Colorado's land area is 103,729 square miles of which one third is owned by the Federal Government. Still, its size makes Colorado the 8th largest state in the Union.

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