Symbols for Colorado

CO State Symbols

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Symbols for Colorado
By ClassBrain Staff
Sep 7, 2006, 22:34 PST

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Colorado Art and Theatre Symbols

Colorado State Folk Dance: Square Dance
Colorado State Poet Laureate

Colorado Botanical and Garden Symbols

Colorado State Flower: Rocky Mountain Columbine
Colorado State Grass: Blue Grama Soil Series
Colorado State Tree: Blue Spruce

Colorado Geological and Archaeological Symbols

Colorado Fossil: Stegosaurus stenops
Colorado State Gemstone: Aquamarine
Colorado State Mineral: Rhodochrosite
Colorado State Rock: Yule Marble

Colorado Legislative Symbols

Colorado State Flag
Colorado State Seal
Colorado State Song: Where the Columbines Grow

Colorado Living Symbols (Animals and Fauna)

Colorado State Animal: Bighorn Sheep
Colorado State Bird: Lark Bunting
Colorado State Insect: Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly

Colorado Locational Symbols

Colorado State Air and Space Museum: Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum

Colorado State Miscellaneous Symbols

Colorado State Tartan

State Symbols

Colorado State Emblems and Symbols
Colorado has an official state flag, a state seal, and many other official emblems and symbols. They have been officially adopted by legislative action or by the order of the Governor of Colorado. Colorado school children and their teachers have influenced the adoption of several of the symbols. Here are direct links to a few of the most popular symbols:
State Flag
State Seal
State Bird
State Flower
State Tree
Source: Colorado State Archives

Colorado State Symbol Index
This index has information on all the state symbols. It has especially good information on the state seal, but it has a wealth of information on the other symbols as well. If you scroll down to the state song, you can listen to an MP3 sung by PineLake Intermediate students.
Source: Department of Personnel & Administration

Recommended Reading

Colorado Facts and Symbols (The States and the Symbols)
These easy-to-read books make report writing easy. A fast-fact section in each volume introduces students to basic information, including the state's capital city, largest city, physical size, population, date and rank of statehood, natural resources, important farm products, and primary manufactured goods. The text covers major state symbols, such as the state flag, seal, bird, tree, flower, animal, and more. Click on the link above to buy this book at Amazon.com.

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