Episode 2 of 3
Statehood Admission
- When
- August 1, 1876
- Where
- Colorado
Colorado was admitted to the Union as the 38th state on August 1, 1876, four weeks after the U.S. Centennial.
On August 1, 1876, Colorado was admitted to the Union. This occurred four weeks after the Centennial of the United States. President Ulysses S. Grant oversaw the admission, which followed the territorial process established by the 1875 enabling act.
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