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Colorado was the 38th state to join the Union on August 1, 1876, when President [[Ulysses S. Grant]] issued a [[proclamation]] of statehood. <ref> http://www.colorado.gov/ </ref>
Colorado was the 38th state to join the Union on August 1, 1876, when President [[Ulysses S. Grant]] issued a [[proclamation]] of statehood. <ref> http://www.colorado.gov/ </ref>
==Official Symbols==
Colorado has many official state symbols including:
*State Bird: Lark Bunting<ref>[http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/history/symbemb.htm Colorado Department of Personnel and Adminstration Website</ref>
*State Flower: Rocky Mountain Columbine
*State Animal: Big Horn Sheep
*State Fish: Greenback Cutthroat Trout
*State Tree: Colorado Blue Spruce
*State Folk Dance: Square Dance
*State Fossil: Stegosaurus
*State Gemstone: Aquamarine
*State Insect: Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly
*State Song: "Where the Columbines Grow" and "Rocky Mountain High"
==Notable Coloradoans==
==Notable Coloradoans==