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Hunters tracked bison and now-extinct mammoths and mastodons through what is now Colorado 15,000 years ago.The first long-term settlements appeared in the southwest part of the state thousands of years ago; their ancestors built the ruins at Mesa Verde National Park. Many other Native American cultures later lived in this area, including the Ute, Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes.

Spanish conquistadors arrived in Colorado in the 1500s, the first European visitors to the area. In 1858, the discovery of gold in Cherry Creek (present-day Denver) attracted the first U.S. settlers to the area, and in 1876 Colorado officially became a state.
- Hunters tracked bison, mammoths, and mastodons through modern-day Colorado 15,000 years ago.
- The first long-term settlements appeared in southwest Colorado thousands of years ago. 
- Ancestors built the ruins at Mesa Verde National Park.
- Native American cultures later lived in this area, including the Ute, Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes.
- Spanish conquistadors were the first European visitors to the area. 
- Spanish conquistadors arrived in Colorado in the 1500s. 
- In 1858, gold was discovered in Cherry Creek (present-day Denver). 
- Gold attracted the first U.S. settlers to the area. 
- In 1876, Colorado officially became a state.