| Before Columbus, Colorado was inhabited by the | | | | Colorado as a state. But it was only after 30 long |
| Anasazi Indians. | | | | years that Colorado was declared as the 38th state |
| The first Europeans to land in Colorado were the | | | | of the US in 1876. |
| Spanish. Spanish went to Colorado after many years, | | | | Colorado was called the "Centennial State" in honor |
| when Coronado had gone to North America in search | | | | of 100th year of independence. |
| of City of Cibola whose streets were thought to be | | | | The original Brent's Old Fort National Historic Site was |
| carved out of Gold. Traders followed soon and | | | | built in 1833 to trade with the plains Indians and |
| started selling local goods eg. the beaver fur which | | | | trappers. The first trade was with Southern |
| was considered to be of excellent quality and thus | | | | Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians for buffalo robes. |
| expensive. | | | | Santa Fe Trail had its first white settlement between |
| By 1830 both the sale and demand of fur nose dived | | | | Mexico & Missouri. |
| forcing the traders to hunt buffaloes instead. They | | | | The Fort was used by explorers, adventurous and |
| also used to barter with Indians and many tribes | | | | US Army to stock their food, weapons, livestock, |
| wandered nomadically also and hunted the buffaloes | | | | wagon repairs, water, company's rest and protection |
| and deer for their clothing and other needs. | | | | rooms in the vast desert. Disasters & diseases made |
| When Gold was discovered in this area in 1849 many | | | | them leave the fort in 1849. |
| regions started developing. Historians believe that | | | | When it was reconstructed in 1976 many |
| approximately 50,000 came to Colorado in search for | | | | archeological excavations, original sketches and |
| Gold in 1858-59. Denver and some other cities should | | | | paintings and diaries were used. |
| give credit to for their existence, because more Gold | | | | Action of water and rocks sliding down through hard |
| was found in 1860. | | | | Proterozoic crystalline rock formed the Black Canyon |
| Oldest city in Colorado is probably San Luis. Boundary | | | | of Gunnison National Monument. No other canyon in |
| of Colorado was fixed by a bill being passed. In the | | | | North America presents sheer walls, narrow opening |
| coming years many attempts were made to declare | | | | and startling depths like the Black Canyon. |