How Colorado will celebrate its 150th birthday on Aug. 1

By: Chase Woodruff

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: July 28, 2026

Words: 701

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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From an art market in downtown Denver to a pancake supper in Olathe, public events will be held all across the state this weekend to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Colorado statehood.

A proclamation by President Ulysses S. Grant on Aug. 1, 1876, admitted Colorado as the 38th state in the union. Coming less than a month after the nation’s 100th birthday celebration, Grant’s proclamation ensured that Colorado would be known by the nickname that …

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