This timeline is a chronology of significant events in the history of the
U.S.
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
State of Colorado and the historical area now occupied by the state.
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See also
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State of Colorado
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Government of Colorado
The Government of Colorado is the governmental structure as established by the Constitution of the State of Colorado. It is composed of three branches: the executive branch headed by the Governor, the legislative branch consisting of the General A ...
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Governor of Colorado
The governor of Colorado is the head of government of the U.S. state of Colorado. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Colorado's state government and is charged with enforcing state laws. The governor has the power to either app ...
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History of Colorado
The region that is today the U.S. State of Colorado has been inhabited by Native Americans and their Paleoamerican ancestors for at least 13,500 years and possibly more than 37,000 years. The eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains was a major ...
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List of territorial claims and designations in Colorado
The area currently occupied by the U.S. State of Colorado has undergone numerous changes in occupancy, territorial claims, and political designations. Paleoamericans entered the region about 11,500 BCE,Cassells, E. Steve. (1997). ''The Ar ...
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Territory of Colorado
The Territory of Colorado was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from February 28, 1861, until August 1, 1876, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Colorado.
The territory was organized in the ...
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Timeline of Aurora, Colorado
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Timeline of Boulder, Colorado
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Timeline of Colorado Springs, Colorado
The following is a timeline of the History of Colorado Springs, Colorado, history of the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
19th century
* 1871 - Colorado Springs Company founded by William Jackson Palmer.
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Timeline of Denver
The following is a :Timelines of cities in the United States, timeline of the History of Denver, history of the city of Denver, Colorado, United States from its founding in 1858 to the present.
19th century
* 1858
** Denver City founded in Kans ...
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Timeline of mining in Colorado
Colorado mining history is a chronology of precious metal mining (e.g., mining for gold and silver), fuel extraction (e.g., mining for uranium and coal), building material quarrying (iron, gypsum, marble), and rare earth mining (titanium, tellu ...
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Timeline of women's suffrage in Colorado
This is a timeline of women's suffrage in Colorado. Women's suffrage in the United States, Women's suffrage efforts started in the late 1860s. During the state constitutional convention for Colorado, women received a small win when they were gran ...
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Prehistory of Colorado
Prehistory of Colorado provides an overview of the activities that occurred prior to Colorado's recorded history. Colorado experienced cataclysmic geological events over billions of years, which shaped the land and resulted in diverse ecosystems. ...
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Outline of Colorado prehistory
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Southwestern archaeology
Southwestern archaeology is a branch of archaeology concerned with the Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico. This region was first occupied by hunter-gatherers, and thousands of years later by advanced civilizations, such as the Ances ...
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Paleontology in Colorado
The location of the state of Colorado
Paleontology in Colorado refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of Colorado.
The geologic column of Colorado spans about one third of Earth's history ...
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Indigenous peoples of the North American Southwest
The Indigenous peoples of the North American Southwest are those in the current states of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Nevada in the western United States, and the states of Sonora and Chihuahua in northern Mexico. An often quoted s ...
Notes
References
References are included in the linked articles.
External links
State of Colorado websiteHistory Colorado website
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Timeline
A timeline is a display of a list of events in chronological order. It is typically a graphic design showing a long bar labelled with dates paralleling it, and usually contemporaneous events.
Timelines can use any suitable scale represen ...
Timeline
A timeline is a display of a list of events in chronological order. It is typically a graphic design showing a long bar labelled with dates paralleling it, and usually contemporaneous events.
Timelines can use any suitable scale represen ...
Timelines of states of the United States
United States history timelines