These interesting facts about Colorado for kids include the Colorado River, the Denver Mint, the gold rush, dinosaurs, and the Continental Divide.
Colorado is covered with the Rocky Mountains and plains and is the 21st most populated state in the United States. The capital is Denver and it is known as The Centennial State.
Fact One: Colorado was named after the Colorado River (color red) Colorado means “color red” in Spanish and the state was named after the Colorado River which flows through part of the land.
The gold rush in Colorado was about 10 years after the California gold rush and was about 85 miles north of Pike’s Peak mountain in areas.
Fact Four: The first Stegosaurus and Apatosaurus bones were found in Lakewood, Colorado Dinosaur bones were first discovered in Colorado on what is now known as Dinosaur Ridge.
Fact Five: The Continental Divide runs through Colorado It’s a place where water runs down either side of the ridge and flows in rivers and streams to completely separate oceans.