An ba da sunan "Colorado" ga yankin. An riga an ba da shawarar a 1850 da Sanata Henry S. Foote a matsayin sunan jihar da za a ƙirƙira daga California ta yanzu a kudancin 35 ° 45 '. Don jin daɗin Denverites, an sanya garin Colorado City a matsayin babban birnin farko, wanda Golden Denver ya yi nasara da sauri. Ya zama babban birnin yankin na wucin gadi, amma ba a sanya shi babban birnin jihar ba har zuwa 1881, shekaru biyar bayan fara yakin. Tambaya: Menene jihar Colorado?
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