Symbols of Colorado

By htesta
  • State Seal

    State Seal
    The state seal is a symbol that something official to the state.
  • The State Motto

    The State Motto
    The stare motto was new to " Nil Sine Numine" which means nothing providence.
  • State Seal?

     State Seal?
    Lewis Ledyard Weld and William Gilpin were the designers of the State Seal.
  • The Colorado State Flower

    The Colorado State Flower
    The Colorado State Flower is the Columbine. It has purple yellow and white on the flower.
  • colors of the Colorado State flower represent

     colors of the Colorado State flower represent
    Blue= Blue skies
    White=White snow
    yellow=Gold is found in CO
  • designed the State Flag

     designed the State Flag
    Andrew Carlisle Johnson designed the state flag in 1911.
  • Describe the State Flag.

    Describe the State Flag.
    .Large red letter "C" with a gold circle inside
    .Two blue stripes and one white stripe.
  • colors on the Flag represent

     colors on the Flag represent
    .Red = Red soil in CO.
    .Blue= Blue skies in CO.
    .Gold= Gold mine in CO.
    .White= White snow in CO.
  • The Colorado State Song

    The Colorado State Song
    The Colorado State Song is "Where the Coloumbines Grow" The song was written by A.J Fynn.
  • Colorado State Bird..

    Colorado State Bird..
    The Colorado State bird is the Lark Bunting. The male bird is black with white patches,and white edges on his wings and tail..The female lark bunting is grey brown on top, and white on her tummy.
  • Colorado State Tree

    Colorado State Tree
    The State tree for Colorado is the Colorado Blue Spruce. The tree was discovered in 1862, and was named the Colorado State tree in 1939. Colors range on the tree from green, blue, to true silver.
  • The Coloradol State Animal

    The Coloradol State Animal
    The Colorado State animal is the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep. A Rocky mountain bighorn sheeps horn can grow to be 50 inches long.
  • The Colorado State Fossil

    The Colorado State Fossil
    The Colorado State Fossil is the Mighty Stegosaurus. The Stegosaurus skeleton is on display at the Denver Museum of Natural History.
  • The Colorado State gemstone

    The Colorado State gemstone
    The Colorado State Gem is the Aquamarine. The Aquamarine is used to make beautiful jewerly. It is a light blue in color.. it is used to make beautiful jewerly in Ed Humphries and Stewart's gem store.
  • Colorado State grass.

    Colorado State grass.
    The Colorado State Grass is the Blue Grama Grass. The Blue Grama Grass is native to CO.
  • The Colorado State Folk dance

    The Colorado State Folk dance
    The Colorado State Folk Dance is called the Square Dance. Americans have been square dancing since 1651.
  • The Colorado State fish

    The Colorado State fish
    The Colorado State fish is called the Greenback Cutthroat Trout. It has a green back, with black spots that can be found on his back sides near the tail. There is a crimson slash on each side of the throat under it's jaw. It lives in Rocky Mountain National Park in the Colorado mountains.
  • The Colorado State insect

    The Colorado State insect
    The Colorado State insect is called the "Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly". The Hairstreak is 2 inches wide , and has purple wings with black borders.. It also has large golden orange spots usually 2 or 3 of them in the outside corner of each wing. it is blue gray underneath.