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French Exploration
La Salle claimed the land east of the Rocky Mountains for France -
Spanish Exploration
Juan Maria Rivera led Spanish Explorers into the San Juan Mountains in search for silver and gold. -
Lousianna Purchase
U.S. acquired land from the French as part of the Lousianna Purchase. -
Pike's Peak
Zebulion Pike along with U.S. soldiers, discovered Pike's Peak. -
Gold...Gold...Gold!
Gold is discovered. -
Colorado Territory
The United States establishes the Colorado Territory -
1876 Statehood
Colorado becomes the 38th state in the union. -
State Capital
Denver becomes the state's capital city and construction of the state captital building is complete. -
Denver MInt
The U.S. Mint opens in downtown Denver and begins to print coins for currency.
