By John Hickenlooper, Mayor, City & County of Denver
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A Colorado reference, guide and almanac unlike all others. ::READ MORE
Once dependent on agriculture and
mining, Colorado entered the new millennium with a diversified economy not
matched in its history. ::READ MORE
Despite a history of economic booms
and busts, steady – even explosive – population growth has been a Colorado
constant since the mid-1850s. ::READ MORE
Colorado organized as a territory, boundaries set: February
28, 1861.
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Influence and impact of the United
States military on Colorado remains substantial despite the recent closing, or
planned closing, of three bases – Lowry Air Force Base, Fitzsimons Army Medical
Center and Rocky Mountain Arsenal.
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While Colorado has 79 public
airports, Amtrak rail service and a variety of historic passenger train lines,
the automobile remains king of transportation. ::READ MORE
One-half of 1% of Colorado is
covered with water. It is the state’s most precious commodity, and most of it
is on its way out, flowing ever downhill. As the Highest State, Colorado is the
Headwaters State. ::READ MORE
Colorado weather is influenced by
its latitude, topography, elevation, distance from large bodies of water and
the jet streams. ::READ MORE
